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GreenFiber Home Energy Audit in Round Rock: What to Know First

We provide independent GreenFiber home energy audit in Round Rock, typically scheduled within 48 hours and completed in a single visit. Most audits run between $280 and $520 depending on home size and which diagnostic tests are needed, and you’ll get a written price before we start - no exceptions. This page is for homeowners who already have GreenFiber insulation in their attic or walls and need to know whether it’s performing, whether it’s been compromised by air leaks, and what fixing it actually costs. Call (737) 259-7528 or text us to book. We answer live, 24/7.

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How GreenFiber Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

• Low-Slope Settling in SANCTUARY Blown-In Cellulose. GreenFiber’s SANCTUARY line, common in Round Rock homes built 2018-2022, settles 15-20% in low-slope attics under 4/12 pitch - the cellulose fibers compress where roof planes meet, creating thin spots near eaves. We find this with thermal imaging and R-value probing, then re-blow to spec after sealing any bypasses we locate.
• Moisture Uptake in Humid Summer Conditions. GreenFiber cellulose is treated with borates for fire and pest resistance, but in Round Rock’s August humidity spikes it can absorb enough moisture to drop effective R-value by 10-15% before drying cycles complete. Our blower-door test identifies the air leaks driving that moisture inward; sealing them breaks the cycle without replacing sound material.
• Top-Plate Gaps Under SANCTUARY Coverage. SANCTUARY installs beautifully over open attic floors, but crews who skip air sealing first bury the gaps around top plates and wire penetrations under 12 inches of fluffy cellulose. Those gaps keep leaking conditioned air; the insulation just hides them. We pull back material, seal with foam and caulk, then reinstall - “Seal the leaks first. The insulation has nowhere to go until you do.”
• Duct Contact Compression in Encapsulated Crawls. GreenFiber’s stabilized cellulose in crawl encapsulations can compress where flex ducts rest on it, creating cold spots in winter. We see this in Round Rock’s Fern Bluff and Behrens Ranch subdivisions where encapsulated crawls became standard around 2019. We lift and support ducts, replace compressed sections, and re-blow to uniform depth.
• Recycled Content Variability in Early Batches. Pre-2020 GreenFiber lots had higher variance in fiber length, meaning some bags didn’t achieve labeled coverage. If your audit shows adequate depth but low thermal performance, we core-sample and calculate actual density - sometimes the fix is adding material, sometimes it’s replacing a thin batch with current-spec product.

Our GreenFiber Home Energy Audit Process

1. 1
   Schedule and scope. Call or text (737) 259-7528. We confirm square footage, GreenFiber product line if known, and any symptoms - hot rooms, high bills, musty attic smell. You get a written price range before we dispatch.
2. 2
   Blower-door test. We depressurize the house to 50 Pascals and measure CFM50 - the single number showing how much conditioned air escapes through the envelope. Round Rock homes with unsealed top plates typically read 3,500-5,000 CFM50; our target after sealing is under 2,500.
3. 3
   Thermal imaging and physical inspection. We scan the attic and crawl with FLIR to find where GreenFiber has settled, compressed, or gotten wet. We probe depth at 10+ points and photograph every finding.
4. 4
   Duct leakage test if indicated. When the blower-door number is high and ducts run through the attic, we pressurize the duct system to measure leakage to outside. In Round Rock’s summer, leaky attic ducts can add 30% to cooling load.
5. 5
   Written findings and next steps. You get a documented photo record, the blower-door number, thermal images with annotations, and a flat-price proposal for any air sealing or reinstallation needed. No work starts until you approve in writing.
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   Post-work verification. On jobs where we seal, we run a second blower-door test and publish the before-and-after numbers. You keep the report.

What GreenFiber Home Energy Audit Costs in Round Rock

Homes in Round Rock’s older sections - pre-2010 builds near downtown - often need more extensive top-plate sealing, which pushes air sealing toward the higher end. Newer construction in Paloma Lake or Siena usually has tighter envelopes to start. Every estimate is free, written, and valid for 30 days. Bring us a competing quote; we’ll read it with you under our Free Second Opinion policy.

Why Round Rock Homeowners Call Topside Attic Insulation Round Rock for GreenFiber Work

We’ve sealed and insulated over 9,000 homes since 2016, and we’ve learned that GreenFiber performs well only when the air sealing underneath it is done right. We don’t sell insulation as a bandage for a leaky envelope. Our 365-Day Done Right Promise covers every job, and we publish before-and-after blower-door numbers so you can verify the result yourself - not take our word for it.

Wes Okafor and our crew have worked GreenFiber installations across Round Rock long enough to know which attic configurations in Williamson County hide the bypasses that ruin performance. We’re also familiar with Reflectix radiant barrier products for homes where that approach makes more sense than additional cellulose. Background-checked, uniformed technicians. Live person on the phone, always. Written price before any work starts, always.

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