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Demilec Home Energy Audit in Burbank: What to Know First

We provide independent Demilec home energy audit in Burbank for homeowners who want to know whether their spray foam insulation is performing as specified, not as assumed. Most audits are scheduled within 48 hours, completed in two to three hours on site, and include a written report with thermal images and blower-door numbers - not a sales pitch dressed in technical language. We charge nothing for the estimate, and we will not start any follow-up work without a written price you approve first. If you own a Demilec product in Burbank and your utility bills are climbing, or a room never holds temperature, call us at (213) 816-1699.

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How Demilec Products Fail - and How We Find Them

Demilec makes high-performance spray foam, but installation variables and Burbank’s specific climate stress certain failure modes. Here is what we look for during a Demilec home energy audit:

• Demilec Heatlok HFO shrinkage at rim joists. The HFO blowing agent can produce slight dimensional change in the first two seasons, especially where framing members expand and contract through Burbank’s 40-degree winter-to-summer swing. We measure the gap with feeler gauges and calculate the effective R-value loss, then specify reapplication or hybrid sealing depending on width.
• Demilec Sealection 500 density variation in cathedral ceilings. Overspray or undermixing during original installation leaves pockets of lower-density foam that read fine to the touch but show hot spots in thermal imaging. Our audit maps these with a FLIR camera and correlates them to the room below where the homeowner reported “we just can’t cool that space.”
• Demilec APX closed-cell delamination from OSB sheathing. This happens most often on south-facing Burbank roof decks where surface temperatures exceed 160°F in August. The foam separates from the substrate, creating a convective loop the homeowner experiences as a persistent second-floor heat gain. We identify it with borescope inspection and suction testing.
• Demilec Heatlok XT missed perimeter sealing at top plates. Even good foam in the field fails if the critical junction between wall top plate and ceiling drywall was not detailed during original install. Burbank’s older Magnolia Park ranches are particularly prone; the attic access is tight, and crews sometimes skip the last six inches. Our blower-door test quantifies the leakage path precisely.
• Demilec open-cell moisture retention in crawl spaces. Sealection 500 open-cell below grade can wick ground moisture in Burbank’s clay-heavy soils, especially where vapor barrier installation was incomplete. We check with moisture meters and specify encapsulation upgrades where the foam itself is sound but the assembly is failing.

Our Demilec Home Energy Audit Process

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   Call and schedule. A live person answers, confirms your Demilec product line if known, and books a two- to three-hour window. You receive a text when the technician departs the prior job.
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   On-site interview and visual survey. We ask when the problem started, which rooms, and whether any prior work was done. We photograph the installation date tag if visible and note the Demilec series.
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   Blower-door test. We depressurize the house to 50 Pascals and record CFM50 - the single number that tells us how much conditioned air is escaping. This becomes our baseline.
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   Thermal imaging and targeted inspection. We scan with a FLIR camera while the house is under pressure, then borescope or probe specific anomalies. For Demilec products, we pay particular attention to shrinkage-prone areas and delamination indicators.
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   Written report and price. You receive thermal images, blower-door results, a diagnosis, and a flat written price for any corrective work. No work starts without your signature.
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   Follow-up testing if work proceeds. On jobs we correct, we run a second blower-door test and publish the before-and-after numbers. The R-value is what the label says. The performance is what the blower-door test says. We care about the second number.

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What Demilec Home Energy Audit Costs in Burbank

These are the ranges we see most often in Burbank for homes built between 1950 and 1995, which covers most of the Demilec retrofits in our market. Larger custom homes or multi-zone systems run higher. We do not charge for the estimate, and we offer a Free Second Opinion on any written estimate from another contractor - bring us their scope and we will read it with you. Call (213) 816-1699 for your exact number.

Why Burbank Homeowners Call Topside Attic Insulation Burbank for Demilec Work

We are an independent Demilec service provider - not affiliated with or authorized by Demilec - which means our only obligation is to the homeowner in front of us. Wes Okafor and our crew have been working Burbank attics, including the older ranch-style homes in Magnolia Park, long enough to know exactly where the thermal bypasses hide in a 1960s rafter bay. We also carry Reflectix and other brands, so if your audit reveals that a Demilec product was the wrong choice for your specific assembly, we can specify an alternative without proprietary lock-in. Every job carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise, a written scope, and a Documented Photo Record. Calls are answered live, 24/7.

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