Serving Farmington, NM and surrounding areas. (505) 910-3304
Hidden gaps in your attic, crawl space, and walls are costing you money every month. We find them, seal them, and give you a measurably tighter, more comfortable home.
Air sealing in Farmington closes the gaps, cracks, and penetrations in your home where outside air sneaks in and conditioned air leaks out - most jobs cover the attic floor, crawl space, and key wall penetrations and are completed in one to two days without major disruption to your living space.
Air sealing is different from insulation. Insulation slows heat moving through solid material. Air sealing stops air from bypassing insulation entirely through gaps around wiring, plumbing, recessed lights, and top plates. In most homes, those gaps are responsible for a significant share of heating and cooling costs - and they are invisible to the eye, hidden in the attic floor and crawl space walls.
Air sealing works best alongside insulation rather than instead of it. Many Farmington homeowners combine it with basement insulation or attic air sealing work to address both heat transfer and air movement at the same time - getting the full benefit in a single mobilization.
If your gas or electric bill jumps dramatically when Farmington's temperatures hit their extremes, your home is likely losing conditioned air faster than it should. A home that has been properly sealed holds its temperature longer, so your system does not have to run as often. If your bills feel high relative to the size of your home, air leakage is one of the first things worth investigating.
If a bedroom is always too hot in July or too cold in January - even with the thermostat set the same as the rest of the house - that room likely has air leaks nearby. Uneven temperatures from room to room are one of the clearest signs that outside air is getting in somewhere it should not. This is especially common in older Farmington homes where additions were built without careful attention to the building envelope.
Farmington's high-desert environment is naturally dusty, but if your home accumulates a fine layer of dust within days of cleaning, outside air is probably finding its way in through gaps. Dust that enters through uncontrolled leaks bypasses your HVAC filter entirely, so it settles on surfaces throughout the house. If you are cleaning more than your neighbors seem to, air sealing is worth a look.
Hold your hand near an electrical outlet on an exterior wall on a cold or windy day - if you feel cool air, that outlet is connected to the outside through gaps in the wall cavity. The same test works near baseboards and around door and window frames. These small leaks add up quickly, and they are exactly the kind of thing a professional air sealing job addresses.
Most of the air leaking out of a Farmington home escapes through the attic floor - around top plates, electrical box penetrations, plumbing stacks, recessed light housings, and other bypasses that were never sealed during original construction. We address each of these points using spray foam and fire-rated caulk, closing pathways that no amount of thermostat adjusting can compensate for. We also seal rim joists at the top of the foundation perimeter, which are another major source of air infiltration in homes with crawl spaces or basements. Our standalone attic air sealing service focuses specifically on the attic floor when that is the primary problem area.
Air sealing is also included in every insulation project we complete - because adding insulation on top of an unsealed attic floor leaves much of the potential benefit on the table. If you are upgrading your basement insulation or attic, we handle the air sealing in the same visit. For homeowners who want a thorough standalone assessment and sealing job before adding insulation, we offer that as its own service.
Best for homes where most of the energy loss is happening through bypasses in the attic floor - the most common problem area in Farmington's older housing stock.
Best for homes with a crawl space or basement where cold air infiltrates through the perimeter framing at the foundation level.
Best for homes that have never had energy work done and need a comprehensive approach covering attic, crawl space, and wall penetrations in one visit.
Best for homeowners upgrading attic or crawl space insulation who want both services addressed in a single mobilization for maximum impact.
Farmington sits at about 5,400 feet in the high desert of the San Juan Basin, where summer highs regularly push past 95 degrees and winter nights can drop below 10 degrees. That is an 85-degree swing your home has to manage, and every unaddressed gap in the building envelope makes your heating and cooling system work harder through both extremes. Farmington's low humidity compounds the problem - in humid states, moisture can actually seal small cracks over time, but in the dry Four Corners climate, air moves freely through gaps year-round. Homeowners in Shiprock and Aztec face the same conditions - and the same older homes built before modern energy standards were adopted.
The high desert also brings another problem that surprises homeowners: dust. When your home has uncontrolled air leaks, that dusty outside air gets pulled in through gaps in the attic floor and crawl space walls - bypassing your air filter entirely. Sealing those gaps is one of the most effective ways to reduce dust buildup throughout the house. Farmington is served by New Mexico Gas Company for natural gas, and the utility has historically offered efficiency rebate programs worth checking before you schedule work. Building Performance Institute (BPI) certification is a meaningful signal that a contractor has been trained to assess and improve home energy performance to a tested standard.
Tell us your home's age and what you have been noticing - drafts, high bills, uneven rooms. We reply within one business day and schedule a home visit before quoting anything.
A thorough contractor walks through your home before quoting. We check the attic, crawl space, and any accessible areas and may run a blower door test to measure how leaky the home is. This usually takes one to two hours.
We give you a written scope that explains where the leaks are and what we will do about each one - not a vague number but a specific plan. A good estimate tells you which areas are addressed and what materials are used.
Most of the work happens where you cannot see it - your living areas will largely be undisturbed. You can stay home during the job. Most Farmington homes are completed in one to two days.
We serve Farmington and the surrounding Four Corners region. Free written estimates, no obligation.
(505) 910-3304A contractor who tests only after the work is done can tell you almost anything. We assess your home before sealing so you have a baseline - and we can show you the measurable improvement when the job is complete. That is the difference between taking our word for it and actually knowing the work was done right.
In Farmington's high-desert environment, uncontrolled air infiltration pulls fine particulate through gaps in the attic floor and crawl space walls - bypassing your air filter entirely. Homeowners who struggle with dust or allergy symptoms often notice a meaningful difference after air sealing. It is a benefit most contractors do not mention, and one that shows up within the first few weeks.
We have worked on homes across Farmington and the Four Corners region long enough to know what the local housing stock looks like from the inside. Homes built during the oil and gas boom years of the 1950s through 1980s have predictable gaps in predictable places - and we know where to look. That local experience makes assessments faster and more accurate.
We hold a valid New Mexico contractor's license and will share our license number before you commit to anything. You can verify it in minutes using the New Mexico RLD license lookup. We recommend checking any contractor you consider - licensed means accountable, and that matters when you cannot see the work once it is done.
Air sealing is work that happens mostly out of sight - in the attic and crawl space, behind walls, around penetrations you never think about. That is exactly why the contractor you choose matters. We bring the credentials, the diagnostic process, and the follow-through to make sure the job actually delivers.
Insulate the basement walls and rim joists where cold air enters at the foundation level - a natural complement to air sealing work.
Learn moreA focused service targeting the attic floor bypasses that are responsible for most of the air leakage in Farmington's older homes.
Learn moreSpots fill up fast before heating season - schedule your free air sealing estimate today and get ready before the cold arrives.
