INSULATION PLANNING
Air sealing as part of your insulation project
A draught complaint is useful evidence, but a coordinated assessment is more useful than a list of gaps to fill.
Describe the pattern
Note where you notice draughts, which rooms are hard to keep comfortable and whether the issue changes with weather or equipment operation. Share information about recent window, roof or heating work. A short room-by-room description helps an assessor connect symptoms with the building rather than guessing from a single photograph.
Coordinate with insulation
NRCan treats air leakage control as an important part of home retrofit planning. Ask which parts of the proposed insulation project also address air leakage and which do not. The written scope should identify the boundary of the work, inaccessible junctions and any testing or investigation proposed to support the decisions.
Consider the house as a system
Ask the project team how the proposed changes relate to ventilation and existing equipment. Avoid requesting indiscriminate sealing without an assessment. If separate specialists need to be involved, make the sequence and responsibilities part of the plan. A clear handoff reduces the chance of one trade assuming another has completed a necessary check.
Measure the agreed outcome
Decide what completion evidence is included before accepting the quote. If testing is proposed, ask what it measures, who performs it and how the result will be explained. Keep a list of excluded areas and follow-up recommendations. Comfort can also be affected by factors outside the insulation scope, so record the specific outcome promised rather than an unlimited guarantee.
Turn the questions into a project brief
Choose your city, explain the area of concern and ask for a written scope.
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