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Serving Burlington, VT and surrounding areas. (802) 307-1480
Burlington Insulation Company provides attic insulation, spray foam, and air sealing services throughout Essex Junction, VT - serving village-center homes and the postwar neighborhoods near the GlobalFoundries campus with a one business day response time.
The ranch homes and split-levels built near the GlobalFoundries campus in the 1950s through 1970s are now 50 to 70 years old, and the attics in most of them have original insulation that has compressed well below any useful depth. Our attic insulation work brings those spaces up to the depths Vermont's climate actually requires, which makes a noticeable difference on heating bills from October through April.
In Essex Junction homes from the postwar era, air leaks around recessed lights, plumbing chases, and the attic hatch are often the biggest source of heat loss - bigger than the insulation gap itself. Sealing those paths before adding new material means the upgrade performs the way it is rated rather than bleeding warmth through hidden gaps all winter.
The wood-frame construction common in Essex Junction homes means rim joists and band joists are rarely sealed well. Spray foam applied to those areas stops cold air from working along the foundation perimeter - a particular concern in the village-center homes where older foundations and tighter lot spacing make moisture management as important as thermal performance.
Blown-in loose-fill is the most practical way to add depth to attics in occupied Essex Junction homes. The hose goes in through a small opening and fills the bay evenly without opening up ceilings or walls. It is also the right choice when original insulation is still in decent shape but simply needs to be topped off to reach the depth Vermont winters demand.
Vermont's frost line goes down nearly five feet, and uninsulated basement walls in Essex Junction homes let that cold press against the foundation all winter. Insulating the basement perimeter - especially in the older homes near Five Corners - stops heat loss at the base of the building and reduces the moisture risk that comes with cold foundation walls meeting warm indoor air.
Some Essex Junction attics, particularly in homes from the 1950s and 1960s, contain degraded, moisture-damaged, or pest-contaminated material that needs to come out before anything new goes in. Adding insulation on top of a failing layer just means the new material never reaches its rated performance, and the underlying problem continues to worsen.
Essex Junction is a village within the Town of Essex, with its own local government and a housing stock that reflects several distinct build periods. A large share of homes were constructed between the 1950s and 1970s, when the area grew quickly alongside IBM's manufacturing campus. Those homes are now 50 to 70 years old - old enough that original roofing, insulation, and concrete flatwork are all past their useful life. The Vermont frost line reaches nearly 60 inches deep, and that frozen ground moves every winter. Foundations shift, driveways crack, and basement walls get cold enough to cause condensation issues inside the home. The homes that deal with this best are the ones where the building envelope has been properly sealed and insulated.
Essex Junction also has a higher density than the surrounding town of Essex, which means more wood-frame homes on modest lots where moisture management matters as much as thermal performance. The combination of wood-frame construction, older insulation, and Vermont's wet springs creates real risk of moisture infiltration in attics and basements when the envelope is not tight. Ice dams are another common problem - when heat escapes through a poorly insulated attic, it warms the roof deck, melts the snow sitting on it, and the water refreezes at the cold eaves. That cycle repeats every thaw-freeze event through January and February, and it causes serious water damage in ceilings and walls before most homeowners notice anything is wrong.
We pull permits through the Essex Junction Development Services office and have worked on homes throughout the village - from the older houses near Five Corners, where some properties date to the late 1800s, to the ranch-style and split-level homes built out in the 1950s through 1970s near the GlobalFoundries campus. One pattern we see repeatedly in Essex Junction is tight lot spacing in the village center - homes where equipment access is limited and the work requires careful planning to avoid disrupting neighboring properties. Our crews know how to work in those conditions.
Maple Street and the streets around the village center carry a lot of the older housing stock we work on most often here. Essex Junction sits just northeast of Burlington, and many residents commute toward the city on Route 2A or the Circumferential Highway. We serve homeowners in nearby Milton, which is north of Essex Junction and shares a similar mix of postwar and newer housing, and in Williston, which is just south and has a large stock of 1990s suburban homes.
We respond within one business day. We will ask about your home's age, which areas you are concerned about, and whether you have noticed specific problems - ice dams, high bills, or cold spots - so the in-home visit starts with the right focus.
We visit your Essex Junction home, check the attic, accessible wall areas, rim joists, and basement. We explain what we find before recommending anything, and we flag any Efficiency Vermont rebates that apply so you know your actual out-of-pocket cost before you make a decision.
Most attic and blown-in jobs in Essex Junction take one day and do not require you to leave your home. Spray foam projects need the home to be unoccupied for roughly 24 hours while the foam cures - your crew gives you the exact re-entry time before the job starts.
After the work is complete, we walk you through what was installed. If your project qualifies for Efficiency Vermont rebates, we provide the documentation you need to file the claim - or handle the submission on your behalf if we are registered for your project type.
We serve Essex Junction, VT and the surrounding Chittenden County area. Call or fill out our contact form and we will respond within one business day.
(802) 307-1480Essex Junction is a village within the Town of Essex, Vermont, with its own elected village government separate from the surrounding town. With a population around 11,000, it is one of the more densely populated small communities in Vermont. The village has a distinct downtown centered on Five Corners - the historic intersection where five roads converge - with local shops, restaurants, and the Amtrak station nearby. The GlobalFoundries semiconductor campus (formerly IBM) on the edge of the village has been one of Vermont's largest private employers for decades and shaped the character of the community, drawing stable, long-term homeowners who invest in their properties.
Housing in Essex Junction ranges from late 19th-century homes near the village center to the ranch homes and split-levels built out in the 1950s through 1970s as the community grew, and some newer construction on the edges of the village. Most homes are wood-frame construction with vinyl or clapboard siding. The village sits just northwest of Burlington - about 7 miles by road - making it a practical base for people who work in the city but want a neighborhood feel. We also cover nearby Milton to the north, where a similar postwar housing stock is common, and Williston to the south.
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