Air sealing services in Tifton GA - fewer drafts and a lower power bill
Hot upstairs or a drafty room over the garage? We close the big leaks first, so the house holds the air you pay for.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- Expect a reply within 1 business day.
Why does my house still feel drafty with insulation in the attic?
Our air sealing services in Tifton, GA close the holes that let air move between your attic and the rooms you live in. That cuts drafts, helps bring the power bill down and makes moisture problems in the attic less likely.
Most folks call us about a hot room upstairs, a draft over the garage or a power bill that keeps climbing, and a lot of the time the attic insulation isn't the whole story, because air is slipping through gaps underneath it. What moves the price is how many big openings we find, how easy the attic and crawl space are to get around in, and whether anything has to be fixed or pulled out first. The schedule turns on those same repairs, our calendar and whether your job needs a permit. Your written estimate lists each area and material, so you can see what you're paying for and why.
How we handle air sealing
I start by looking hard at the attic and crawl space, because once anything gets covered, nobody sees it again, and if the old insulation is soaked or full of droppings, we deal with that before going any further. Then our crew goes after the big gaps first, where the walls meet the attic, around dropped ceilings and along the rim of the crawl space, instead of chasing every small crack, since the big openings are where most of the air moves. We seal around pipes, wiring and the attic hatch, keep the eave vents clear so the attic can still breathe, and finish the sealing before any insulation goes over it.
Sealing is often one part of a bigger fix. In a house over a basement, the leaks along the top of the foundation tie right into basement insulation. When your ductwork runs through the attic, closed-cell foam insulation, a dense foam that blocks moisture, can seal and insulate in one pass. Foam costs more, so for most attics without ducts I'd rather seal the gaps and top up the loose fill.
Attic sealing with a loose-fill top-up
This suits most houses with an open attic and some insulation already up there. We seal first, then spread blown-in insulation, loose fill blown through a hose, evenly out to the edges instead of piling it deep in the middle.
Crawl space and rim sealing
This suits houses with cold floors or a damp crawl space, because air coming up from below often slips in along the rim and around pipes. We seal those openings from underneath so the rooms above stop pulling that air in.
What to know about air sealing in Tifton
In Tifton, the city's Building and Permitting office reviews plans and issues permits. Its list names new construction, renovations and additions and doesn't mention air sealing, so that list alone doesn't settle whether your job needs a permit. We ask the office about your job before we start, so you're not left guessing.
A lot of the houses we get called to have dropped ceilings over kitchens and bathrooms, rooms built over garages and crawl spaces with the rim left wide open, and those are the spots we check before anything else. We run into the same kinds of houses on jobs in Sylvester and Moultrie, and we work across the other cities around Tifton too, so if yours isn't named, give us a call and ask.
Why Tifton homeowners call Tifton Spray Foam Insulation for air sealing
I look at every job myself
I'm the one who comes out, looks over the house and writes your estimate, and I run the job while our crew does the work. That way the person who found the problem is the one making sure it gets fixed.
Prep work first since 2017
We've been in business since 2017, and I learned under a boss who made me tear out and redo anything that wasn't right. That's why we're known for the checking and sealing that happens before anything gets covered up.
Licensed and fully insured, every job
We're licensed and fully insured, so an accident in your attic isn't yours to sort out. The work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Permits filed with your city
Tifton takes permit applications and plans by email, and the cities around it each keep their own office, so we file with the one where your house is when a permit's needed. That keeps the paperwork off your kitchen table.
With air sealing, the gaps that matter are the ones you can't see once the insulation's down, so they have to be found and closed first. Call (229) 479-8005 or send us a request to get a visit on the calendar.
Request a quoteGet a written air sealing estimate for your house
We reply within one business day. I come out, look over the attic, walls and crawl space, and leave you a free written estimate with each area and material listed. There's no obligation to go ahead.
What happens after you call about air sealing?
Call or send a request
Call (229) 479-8005 or send the form, and we'll set a time for me to come out. Tell us what you're noticing, like a hot room or cold floors, so I know where to look first.
I look the house over
I go through the attic, walls and crawl space and ask about gas appliances and any termite contract, since both can change how we work. You get a written estimate with each area and material listed, so you can see what you're paying for.
We fix, seal, then insulate
If you go ahead, we list anything that has to be fixed first, then seal the gaps before any insulation goes in. Doing it in that order means nothing gets buried that still needs work.
Walk the finished job together
When we're done, I walk the job with you and show you what we sealed. That's your chance to ask about anything before it's out of sight.
Frequently asked questions
Where do the biggest air leaks hide in my house?
The biggest ones are usually in the attic floor, where the walls meet the attic, at dropped soffits over cabinets and around kneewalls, the short walls in rooms tucked under the roof. Down below, a crawl space tends to leak along the rim joists, the boards that run along the top of the foundation, under the sill plate they sit on, around pipes, windows and wiring holes, and around an outside crawl space door. Those are where we look first on a visit.
What is the best order for air sealing and attic insulation?
Seal first, then insulate, because the gaps in the attic floor are hard to reach once insulation is piled on top of them. Sealing also cuts the pull a leaky house puts on the ground under it, which draws radon and other soil gases up into the rooms. If you plan to add insulation, book the sealing as step one.
Is air sealing safe in a house with gas or oil appliances?
Usually, but in some cases sealing can make a gas or oil appliance that vents on its own, without a fan, push its exhaust back into the house. If you have one, we tell you up front and suggest having it checked. The usual advice is to have a home performance contractor test those appliances before and after sealing.
How much does air sealing cost in Tifton, GA?
The cost comes down mostly to how much sealing your house needs and whether insulation or repairs go along with it. Adding fresh insulation on top, or using foam where ducts run through the attic, raises it, and sealing only the biggest openings keeps it lower. The written estimate breaks it out by area and material.
Can a Georgia program help pay for air sealing?
It can for some households. The state's Weatherization Assistance Program serves homes with income up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level, an energy auditor picks the work, which may include air and duct sealing, and some counties have waiting lists. Georgia's Home Energy Rebates offer incentives on insulation, air sealing and HVAC, up to $16,000 in savings for eligible households depending on income and expected energy savings, and each program sets its own rules.
How do I know if air sealing will make my indoor air worse?
Sealing can trap pollutants like carbon monoxide, radon and chemical fumes from things like paint and cleaners, so on some houses the job needs added ventilation fans or a fix at the source along with the sealing. I look for those sources on the visit and put anything extra on the estimate so you see it before we start.
Other work that often goes with air sealing
Basement insulation
If your house sits over a basement, insulating its walls and rim keeps the cold coming up through the floor in check once the leaks are closed.
Closed-cell foam insulation
When ductwork runs through the attic or a crawl space stays damp, dense foam that blocks moisture can seal and insulate in one pass, though it costs more than loose fill.
Tifton, GA
Book your air sealing estimate in Tifton
Before you call, jot down any gas or oil appliances, any plans to add attic insulation and whether you've seen gray, flaky vermiculite up there, since it may contain asbestos and should stay untouched until a lab tests it.