Pre-sale attic work clears up whatever a home inspection finds overhead, from droppings to soaked fill to something that might be vermiculite. Buyers, sellers and realtors receive a written quote, and before and after photos of the finished attic are theirs to pass along.
A closing date does not move for an attic problem. We book the attic visit as early as the schedule allows and send the quote soon after. All work is fully insured.
Home inspectors in St. Thomas are busy. The city grew by about 10 percent between 2016 and 2021, and the new battery plant is bringing more buyers, a lot of whom choose older houses. An older house often has an attic nobody has looked at in years.
The usual items are droppings from mice or raccoons, water stains from a roof leak, insulation that is too thin or packed down, a bathroom fan that ends in the attic, and fill that might be vermiculite. CMHC counted about 5,000 of the city's 18,000 homes as needing minor or major repairs in 2021, so it is no surprise when the attic makes the list.
Buyers and sellers need a firm figure, not a guess, before they can settle on a price. Our quote lists the square footage, how deep the fill is and the type of insulation coming out, plus any cleaning and new insulation. It can go to the buyer, the seller and both realtors.
If vermiculite is suspected, we arrange the lab test first, and the result goes to everyone who needs it. The vermiculite insulation removal page covers those steps.
A seller who suspects an attic problem can get ahead of it. A look at the attic before the house is listed, with photos and a written quote, lets the seller finish the insulation removal before the buyer's inspector goes up. At the very least, the seller can show a firm price with the listing, which takes one surprise out of the negotiation.
We photograph the attic before any work starts and again when it is finished, from the same angles. Those photos show the lender, the insurer or the next inspector that the work was done. Sellers can add them to the listing documents, and buyers can keep them with their own records.
A typical removal wraps up in a day, and adding new insulation stretches it to two at most. That fits between an inspection and a closing in most cases. If the seller is paying for the work, we can arrange access through the listing agent. If the buyer is doing it after closing, we can book the first open day.
Call and mention the closing date, and we will work to fit it. Realtors and home inspectors working in St. Thomas, Port Stanley and Aylmer are welcome to pass our number along. Our full list of attic services sits on the home page.
These are the other attic jobs we quote in St. Thomas and across Elgin County.
Attic insulation removal takes every layer of old batts and loose fill down to the bare joists. A trailer vacuum in the driveway pulls the loose material out through a long hose, batts are bagged by hand, and the attic floor is swept clean before any new insulation is added.
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Blown-in insulation removal clears settled cellulose and loose fibreglass out of an attic through a wide vacuum hose. The fill rides the hose down to collection bags parked beside the driveway, which keeps it off the stairs, the carpets and the furniture in the rooms under the attic.
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Attic cleaning begins by stripping out insulation that mice, raccoons, squirrels or bats have fouled with droppings and urine. The soiled fill is dampened, bagged and hauled off, and then the joists and roof boards are sanitized and deodorized so clean insulation has a fresh surface to sit on.
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Wet, mouldy and smoke-damaged insulation removal is for attics hurt by a roof leak, an ice dam, a bath fan exhausting into the attic, or a house fire. The ruined fill comes out, the wood underneath is checked, and each stage is photographed for the insurance file.
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Vermiculite in an attic is left alone until a lab result comes back, because this fill may contain asbestos. We halt the job and have a sample analyzed. When asbestos is confirmed, we coordinate a trained asbestos abatement contractor to take it out, and we re-insulate after the air clearance.
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Attic insulation replacement follows the removal while the attic floor is still bare. Gaps around wires and pipes get sealed, baffles hold the soffit vents open, and fresh loose fill is blown in to R-50 or R-60, the depth Ontario's code packages set for new homes.
View Attic Insulation ReplacementSend a few details about the attic, and we will book a free visit and write up the quote.
Fill in the form with your address and a short note about the attic. Photos of the hatch or the problem area help if you have them. We read every request and reply with a time for the visit. You are also welcome to call us at +1 (226) 400-3338.
