Insulation Before & After in Austin, TX
A quote tells you the scope. A photo shows you the work. We could talk all day about R-values and air sealing, but most homeowners just want to see what an Aspen attic looks like when we’re done. Below are real project scenarios from Austin homes: what we found, what we did, and what changed. Every one of these is the kind of job we handle weekly. When photos are added to this gallery, they’ll show the same attics you’re about to read about.
Recent Transformations
Blown-In Insulation: Bare Attic Floor in Hyde Park
The problem: a 1940s bungalow with maybe three inches of original insulation, most of it settled flat and doing next to nothing. Upstairs bedrooms ran 10 degrees warmer than the rest of the house every August. The fix: we air-sealed the obvious bypasses, then blew GreenFiber cellulose to R-38 across the full attic floor, including the tight corners over the porch. The result: the upstairs stopped feeling like a sauna, and the homeowner’s electric bill dropped $70 the first full summer month.
Spray Foam Insulation: Hot Bonus Room in Round Rock
The problem: a bonus room above the garage that was basically unusable from May through September. Fiberglass batts were stuffed between the rafters, but the room still baked because the roofline itself was uninsulated. The fix: we removed the batts, prepped the deck, and applied open-cell Icynene spray foam directly to the roofline, turning the space into a conditioned attic. The result: the bonus room now stays within four degrees of the main house, and the owners turned it into a home office they actually use year-round.
Attic Insulation: Uneven Coverage and Cold Spots in Circle C
The problem: a 2010 home where the builder’s insulation had been pushed around over the years. AC ductwork replacements, cable runs, a bathroom fan install: every contractor who’d gone up there had kicked a path in the blown-in insulation. Some areas had bare drywall, others had drifted piles. The fix: we raked it level, added Owens Corning blown-in fiberglass to bring the whole attic to R-38, and installed baffles at every soffit vent to keep airflow clear. The result: even temperatures room to room, and no more cold spots in the primary bedroom.
Spray Foam Insulation: Texas Heat in a Vaulted Ceiling in Tarrytown
The problem: a vaulted ceiling in a mid-century home with no practical way to reach the cavity from above. The living room was the hottest room in the house, and the AC ran constantly. The fix: we cut access at the peak, then sprayed closed-cell Demilec foam into the ceiling cavity from inside, filling the full depth. The result: the living room temperature evened out within a week, and the AC stopped short-cycling. The homeowner said it was the first summer they could sit on the couch without a ceiling fan on high.
Blown-In Insulation: Old, Settled Batts in Mueller
The problem: another mid-century attic, this time with fiberglass batts that had been there since the late 1980s. They were compressed, dusty, and full of gaps where they’d been pulled up and laid back down over the years. The house leaked air everywhere. The fix: we removed the old batts, air-sealed the top plates and plumbing penetrations, and blew Johns Manville fiberglass to R-38 with a consistent depth across every square foot. The result: the homeowner’s gas furnace ran noticeably less the following winter, and summer cooling costs dropped about 15 percent.
Want Results Like These?
Every project above started the same way: a homeowner called, we scheduled a visit, and Garrett or a named, photo-badged tech showed up to look at the attic. You get a written price before any work starts, and the job is covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. Call (325) 246-2929 to get your attic on this page.
Written by Garrett Sloane, Owner at Aspen Attic Insulation Austin, serving Austin since 2002.