Serving Chico, CA and surrounding areas. (530) 924-5802
Gaps you cannot see are costing you money every month and letting wildfire smoke in. We find them, close them, and give you a measurable result before we leave.
Air sealing services in Chico identify and close hidden gaps in your attic, crawl space, and walls where outside air enters and conditioned air escapes — most single-family homes are sealed in one day using spray foam, caulk, and rigid foam materials applied at penetrations, rim joists, and the attic floor.
Most homeowners do not realize how much air moves through gaps they never see — around electrical outlets, along the tops of walls, and where pipes and wires pass through ceilings. These gaps force your HVAC system to run longer cycles and can allow wildfire smoke to infiltrate even when every window and door is shut.
Air sealing works best when combined with insulation. Think of it this way: insulation is the blanket, and air sealing is what closes the holes in it. For Chico homes with existing attic insulation that still runs high energy bills, unsealed air gaps are usually the reason — and addressing them is often the highest-return improvement available.
If your home feels uncomfortably warm by mid-afternoon even when your air conditioner has been running all day, hot outside air is likely entering through gaps in your attic floor or around light fixtures and vents. In Chico, where summer temperatures regularly exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit, this is often misdiagnosed as an undersized AC unit when the real problem is air leakage. A sealed home holds cool air in far more effectively.
If you can smell wildfire smoke inside your home with windows and doors closed, outside air is getting in through gaps you cannot see. This is a particularly clear signal in Chico, where smoke events from the Camp Fire and subsequent fire seasons have made this a familiar experience. Air sealing creates a much stronger barrier against outdoor air — including smoke — than a leaky home can provide.
If one bedroom is always stuffy in summer or one corner of the house is always cold in winter, uneven air leakage is often the cause. Rooms at the ends of the house, above garages, or directly below the attic tend to be the worst offenders. This is not just a comfort issue — it usually means your heating and cooling system is working overtime to compensate for air it cannot keep inside.
If your PG&E bill has been climbing year over year without a change in habits or major new appliances, air leakage is a likely contributor. Leaky homes force your heating and cooling system to run longer cycles, which adds up quickly in Chico's climate where both summer cooling and winter heating demands are real. A professional assessment can confirm whether air sealing would make a measurable difference in your specific home.
A thorough air sealing job addresses the places where homes actually leak — not just the obvious spots around doors and windows. We work primarily in your attic and crawl space, applying foam and caulk at the attic floor, around all penetrations where pipes and wires pass through, along rim joists where the house framing meets the foundation, and around recessed lights and attic access hatches. These are the areas that account for most of the air movement in a typical Chico home, and they are areas most homeowners have never seen.
We also offer attic air sealing as a standalone service for homeowners whose primary concern is heat entering through the attic floor. For homes where the crawl space is the main source of moisture and cold floors, we can combine air sealing with basement insulation or crawl space work in the same visit. Many older Chico homes benefit from a combined approach, since both the attic and crawl space often have significant unsealed gaps in the same structure.
We use a blower door test before and after the job when a measurable baseline is needed — this gives you an objective number showing how much air your home was leaking before we arrived and how much it leaks after. For homes accessing PG&E rebates, this test is often required as part of the program verification process.
Suits homeowners with high energy bills or persistent comfort issues where the root cause is air moving through the home's floor and ceiling assemblies.
Suits homeowners doing both upgrades at once — the most effective approach for older Chico homes where gaps and thin insulation are both present.
Suits homeowners who want a measurement of how leaky their home is before committing to work — or who need pre- and post-work data for PG&E rebate programs.
Suits Chico homeowners specifically concerned about wildfire smoke entering through the building envelope during fire season — focused work on the most significant infiltration points.
Chico sits in the northern Sacramento Valley, where summer temperatures regularly climb above 100 degrees Fahrenheit and winters bring cold, damp nights in the 30s. This two-season exposure means air leaks hurt you in both directions — hot air enters in summer and heated air escapes in winter. Chico also has a significant share of homes built in the 1950s through 1980s, before California adopted modern energy standards. Many of those homes were constructed with gaps around original plumbing and electrical work that have never been addressed. If your home is more than 30 to 40 years old, there is a good chance it has never had professional air sealing done — and the potential improvement is larger than in a newer home.
Wildfire smoke is a genuine local concern that makes air sealing more than an energy efficiency upgrade for Chico residents. The 2018 Camp Fire and subsequent fire seasons brought home how quickly smoke infiltrates a leaky structure. A well-sealed home keeps smoke out more effectively — which matters for families with children, older adults, or anyone with asthma or allergies. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency identifies air infiltration as one of the primary drivers of poor indoor air quality in residential buildings.
We provide air sealing services throughout the region. Homeowners in Redding deal with the same hot summers and wildfire exposure as Chico. Homeowners in Oroville often have older housing stock with similar gaps and leakage rates. And homeowners in Yuba City benefit from the same combined sealing and insulation approach we use here in Chico.
We will ask about your home's size, age, and what has been bothering you — high bills, uneven temperatures, or smoke infiltration. We reply within one business day and schedule a free in-home assessment rather than quoting blind, because the scope depends on what we find in your attic and crawl space.
We walk through your home and spend time in your attic and crawl space. We may run a blower door test — a large fan temporarily mounted in your front door — to measure leakage and pinpoint the biggest gaps. The visit typically takes one to two hours. You will receive a written estimate that includes PG&E rebate eligibility for your project.
The crew works primarily in your attic and crawl space, applying foam and caulk around pipes, wires, vents, rim joists, and the attic floor. Work in main living areas is minimal. Most single-family Chico homes are completed in one day — you stay home, keep pets away from work zones, and your routine is largely uninterrupted.
We walk you through what was found and sealed — with photos from the attic if we took them. Work areas are left clean, and attic insulation is replaced neatly if it was moved. If the project includes PG&E rebate paperwork, a third-party inspector may contact you for a brief post-work verification visit — we prepare you for that process before we leave.
Free assessment, no obligation. We run PG&E rebate eligibility on every Chico project and handle the paperwork.
(530) 924-5802We use a blower door test to give you an objective measurement of your home's air leakage before work begins and after it is done. This is a concrete number — not a promise — that shows you exactly how much the job improved your home's tightness. In Chico, where contractor demand has been high since the Camp Fire years, this kind of verification separates thorough professionals from those just going through the motions.
We hold a California C-2 Insulation and Acoustical contractor license and serve 12 communities across the Sacramento Valley and Northern California. One call covers your home regardless of whether you are in Chico, Oroville, Redding, Yuba City, Roseville, or any of the other communities in our service area.
We are enrolled in PG&E's energy efficiency rebate program, which means qualifying air sealing and insulation projects are eligible for rebates that reduce your out-of-pocket cost. We check eligibility on every estimate and handle the documentation so you do not leave money on the table. The ENERGY STAR Seal and Insulate program outlines the standards our work meets.
Sealing a home tightly raises a fair question: does the air inside get stale? We assess your home's ventilation as part of the project and flag any concerns before work begins. If your home would become very tight, we will tell you and recommend a solution. That transparency is a sign of a contractor who knows the work — not one who just applies foam and leaves.
Air sealing is one of the highest-return home improvements available in Chico because the Sacramento Valley's extreme temperatures mean every gap costs you money in both summer and winter. The results are measurable, the payback period is real, and for homeowners who have dealt with wildfire smoke, the air quality benefit alone makes the work worthwhile.
Insulate below the living space to stop cold floors and moisture from coming up through the foundation — often done alongside air sealing for a complete building envelope upgrade.
Learn moreTargeted sealing of the attic floor to block Chico's summer heat from entering through the ceiling — the most high-impact single zone to address in most older homes.
Learn moreCall us or submit a free estimate request today. We check PG&E rebate eligibility on every project and give you a written quote before any work begins.
