Serving Lompoc, CA and surrounding areas. (805) 291-8906
Unsealed attic gaps let cool marine air in and your heated air out all night. We find every gap and seal it so your home finally holds its temperature.
Attic air sealing in Lompoc means finding and plugging every gap in your attic floor - around light fixtures, plumbing pipes, and wall tops - so conditioned air stays inside and outside air stays out. Most jobs on a typical single-family home are completed in one day.
Lompoc sits in a coastal valley where cool marine air rolls in every morning and evening. Even a well-insulated attic underperforms badly when air moves freely through unsealed gaps. If your home was built before 1990, those gaps have very likely never been addressed, and they have been quietly adding to your utility bills ever since.
Attic air sealing and insulation work together - sealing the gaps first is the correct order, then insulation goes on top. If your attic also needs new material after sealing, our air sealing services cover the full scope, including whole-home gap assessment beyond just the attic.
Lompoc's marine layer keeps mornings cool and damp for much of the year. If your home still feels chilly after the heater has been running a while, cold outside air is seeping in through attic gaps faster than your system can compensate. This is especially common in the older neighborhoods built in the 1960s and 1970s.
If you pay noticeably more to heat your home than neighbors in similar houses, unsealed attic gaps are one of the first things worth investigating. Air leaks are invisible, so homeowners often assume the furnace or windows are the problem - but the attic is frequently the real culprit.
Hold your hand near a recessed light fixture in your ceiling. If you feel moving air, that is a direct sign of gaps in your attic floor connecting your living space to the unconditioned attic above. This is one of the most common and fixable air leakage problems in homes of any age.
Dark staining or dust rings around ceiling fixtures are a visible sign that air is being pulled through attic gaps and depositing particles on your ceiling. This is sometimes called ghosting, and it reliably indicates that whatever is in your attic - dust, debris, and outdoor air - is making its way into your living space.
We do a systematic inspection of the entire attic floor before we touch any materials - identifying every gap around recessed lights, plumbing chases, wiring penetrations, and the tops of interior walls. Then we seal each one with the right material for that location: caulk for small gaps and rigid joints, expanding foam for larger openings and irregular spaces. Our retrofit insulation service can follow immediately after sealing if your existing attic insulation is thin or compressed, so we handle both steps in a single mobilization.
We also do a final check on your attic ventilation before we leave. Sealing air leaks does not affect soffit and ridge vent airflow, but we confirm that pathway is open and unobstructed. If your home uses mechanical ventilation, we verify it is operating correctly before signing off on the job.
Best for homes where the source of drafts or high bills has never been identified.
Targets the most common leak points - lights, pipes, wall tops, and wiring chases.
Suits homes where the access door itself is a major air leakage point.
Right for attics that need both gaps sealed and insulation depth restored in one visit.
Lompoc sits in the Santa Ynez Valley and gets strong marine influence from the Pacific, especially in the mornings and evenings. This means homes here deal with a narrow but persistent temperature swing - not extreme heat or cold, but a constant low-level battle to stay comfortable without running the heater continuously. A large share of Lompoc homes were built in the 1950s through 1980s, before builders were required to think carefully about air leakage. If your home was built before 1990, the attic floor almost certainly has gaps that have never been sealed.
We serve homeowners across the region, including in Buellton and Santa Maria, where older housing stock and coastal conditions create the same pattern of heat loss through unsealed attics. Attic air sealing is typically the single highest-impact improvement you can make in an older home - more immediate than window replacements, and often cheaper.
Call or submit a request and we respond within 1 business day. We ask a few questions about your home's age and what you have noticed, then schedule a free on-site visit at a time that works for you.
We go up into your attic and inspect the full attic floor - noting every penetration and gap. You receive a written estimate covering exactly what will be sealed, what materials will be used, and the total cost before any commitment.
The crew protects the area around the attic hatch, moves insulation to expose the floor, seals every gap systematically, and then replaces the insulation. Your living space is not disrupted. Most jobs are done in a single day.
We walk you through what was found and sealed - with photos if you want them. We confirm attic ventilation is functioning and provide written documentation you can use for utility rebate applications or future reference.
We respond within 1 business day. There is no obligation - a free estimate means you get the information you need with no pressure to commit.
(805) 291-8906Every job is performed under a valid California Contractors State License Board license. You can verify our license number on the CSLB website before we set foot in your home - that check takes about 30 seconds and is worth doing.
The majority of our attic air sealing work is in homes built between the 1950s and 1980s. We know exactly where to look in those houses because the penetration points are predictable, and we come prepared with the right materials for the job.
Lompoc homeowners may qualify for SoCalGas or City of Lompoc electric utility rebates, plus a federal energy efficiency tax credit. We document the work in the format each program requires so you do not miss money you are entitled to because of a paperwork error.
Most standard attic air sealing jobs in Lompoc are finished in a single day. We give you a realistic time estimate after the assessment - not a vague range - and we show up when we say we will.
Attic air sealing is one of those jobs where the work happens entirely out of sight - which means you are relying on the contractor to be thorough. We show you what we found and what we sealed before we leave, so you are never left guessing.
Learn more about energy sealing standards at the ENERGY STAR Seal and Insulate program or verify contractor credentials at the California CSLB.
Add insulation to an existing Lompoc home without tearing out walls - attic, wall cavity, and crawl space coverage in a single project.
Learn moreWhole-home air sealing that goes beyond the attic, targeting every major leak point throughout your home's envelope.
Learn moreMost jobs are done in a single day - call now to get on the schedule before cool season arrives and appointment slots fill up.
