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Wendy’s River Falls, WI Insulation Project

When our long-time client, Wendy, asked us to come out to perform a roof inspection, we informed her that the tar seals were failing, and that home’s shingle were no longer sealed down.  This meant that a new roof was needed to keep her home protected from nature’s elements.  With every roofing estimate, we take the time to inspect a home’s attic.  That’s because if the attic insulation and ventilation is lacking, the lifespan of the roof can be shortened.

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When we inspected Wendy’s attic, we noticed a few pressing issues.  First, effective ventilation was not present. When this happens, ice dams, corrosion, and rust on roof vents can occur.  Another issue we noticed in Wendy’s attic was that the home’s bath fans, and range vents were not venting properly.  This was allowing excess moisture to enter the attic, compromising the integrity of the home’s insulation.  A final point of concern was the absence of a vapor barrier or attic air sealing.  The situation was particularly bad because there was no ventilation allowing air past the existing insulation that was filling the rafter space.  This was leading to condensation forming in the attic.  When attic condensation forms, it quickly begins to drop onto the insulation, ceiling, and framing.  This leads to attic mold.  Here are the steps our insulation and ventilation experts took to make Wendy’s attic as energy efficient as possible.

Removal of Current Insulation: Because of the condition of the home’s current insulation, we recommended the removal of all of the home’s accessible fiberglass batts and loose fill.

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Ventilation: To correct Wendy’s home’s ventilation problems, a number of steps were taken.  First, we installed a Panasonic “whisper” fan in the main floor bathroom and redirected the venting though the home’s roof, rather than into the attic.  In the kitchen, we reworked the existing range vent through the roof with the proper ducting.  In the attic, we installed nearly 60 air chutes which would promote more air movement.  We blocked the soffits under the air chutes with fiberglass batts.

spray foam insulation

Insulation: For the insulation portion of the project, our experts sprayed five inches of closed cell urethan insulation to the entire upper attic floor area.  This created a vapor barrier and perm rating of less than one.  In addition, our experts also sealed off all exterior and interior top wall plates and eliminated air bypasses.  All exhaust pipes in the attic area were sealed off to increase the energy efficiency of the space.  To complete the project, we sprayed 1.5 inches of spray foam insulation to the exterior of the sun tunnel ducting.

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Reviews From River Falls, WI Homeowners:

"The gutter replacement went great.  We are happy with the job that was done."

Gail C.
River Falls, WI
May 15, 2023

"We used Lindus Construction.  They did an amazing job!  Quality product.  The crew was fantastic at making recommendations for the best options for the best outcome while working with what I wanted."

Brenda D.
River Falls, WI
July 28, 2022

“Tyler and Chris did an excellent job replacing our hail damaged gutters.  I have been a repeat customer almost since the beginning of Lindus Construction.  We have always been very satisfied with the work we received from Lindus Construction.  Keep up the good work!”

Jay K.
River Falls, WI
July 14, 2022

“The Lindus crew that worked on my house was great! We had our large house re-sided, new brick, soffit and fascia, and gutters. They provided status updates, answered my questions, and provided great recommendations when we ran into the inevitable hiccup of replacing old with new. Their quality control process is above and beyond anything I have ever experienced which left me with an amazing result in which I felt 100% confident in the lasting power.”

Brenda D.
River Falls, WI
December 20, 2022

"They did a great job on my LeafGuard® Gutters."

Kristin K.
River Falls, WI
July 11, 2021

"The young man who installed my gutters was knowledgeable, listened to how I wanted my gutters to drain and did a fabulous job. He was very courteous and professional. He arrived at the time scheduled and had the work done before noon. I could not have been more pleased."

Patricia H.
River Falls, WI
June 22, 2021
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