Air sealing services in Odessa TX - hidden leaks closed, furnace still breathing

You can handle the obvious leaks yourself, like gaps around door frames and where pipes, vents and wires go through outside walls. What's hard to do on your own is find the small leaks in the attic of an existing house, especially the ones under layers of insulation, and that's where hiring help pays off most. If you've already caulked the easy spots and the house still feels drafty, those buried leaks are usually why.

Certified home energy assessors find them with a blower door test, a fan in a doorway that pulls air out of the house so the leaks show, and an infrared camera that shows where warm or cool air is getting in. Testing first means the work reaches the hidden leaks, not just the ones in plain sight. When I come out for the estimate, I pull back the insulation where leaks usually hide so the estimate covers those too.

Yes, as long as the fresh air check comes first. The first step in air sealing is working out how much fresh air your house needs, both for healthy air inside and for fuel-burning furnaces, stoves and fireplaces, because an appliance that gets too little oxygen can give off gases like carbon monoxide. That's the routine check I described above, and I do it before we seal anything.

Ask the City of Odessa's Building Inspections Division, which issues permits and inspects construction projects in the city for code compliance. When a job needs a permit, we handle it with the right office, the city or the county, and tell you up front, and we're licensed and insured. If I spot a furnace or AC problem along the way, the city requires a licensed HVAC contractor for that repair, so I'll let you know and that contractor takes care of it.

Your price comes from the written estimate after I've seen the attic, because no two attics hide the same number of leaks. Pulling out soaked or dirty old insulation first, working in a packed or cramped attic and choosing foam over caulk and loose fill all raise it. Ask me about any line on the estimate, since I'd rather you know exactly what you're paying for.

Seal first and insulate second, because sealing before the insulation goes in gives you the most energy savings. If you're planning new attic insulation, book the sealing as part of the same plan so nothing gets covered up before it's closed. That way one visit to the attic handles both, in the right order.