Insulation Replacement

Whether you know it or not, your attic or crawlspace may be one of the most important places in your home. A well-insulated attic keeps heating dollars from pouring out of your pocket in the frigid Downers Grove winter and helps keeps the house cool in the summer. What you don’t know is that unwanted guests in the form of rats, mice, raccoons, and squirrels may have taken up shelter in the spaces right above you. These ungrateful guests are not kind enough to bed down gently on the top of the insulation, leaving it undisturbed. These animals will chew and tear away insulation to make themselves a more comfortable area and a nice place to have their young. Squirrels and rats will burrow into the insulation creating a cave like effect. As rodents tend to travel the same routes, they will wear out pathways. Depending on the number of the infestation, these can lead to tracks throughout the entire attic, ruining all of the insulation. 

Even worse than the cost to replace the insulation and the inefficiencies it causes in the heating and cooling systems, is the price you can pay with your health. Rats and Mice are urine factories, constantly marking their territory as they run around your attic. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) is a serious respiratory disease transmitted by infected rodents through urine, droppings or saliva.

The urine will be absorbed into the insulation and eventually work its way down into the wood and flooring in the attic, if there is any. At Frontline Pest Control we are experts in the cycle of rodent behavior that leads them into your home. If you suspect any rodent activity, the first call you make should be to us. We will come out, assess the entry points and make sure they are sealed off. Then we get to work on the infestation inside. Once your home and attic are rodent free, we get to work on the cleanup. We will safely clean up all of the contaminated insulation and dispose of it properly. We then will make sure all areas of the attic have been properly cleaned and remediated. The final piece is laying down fresh insulation throughout and restoring the functionality of the attic to where it is supposed to be. Call Frontline Pest Control today to make sure there no more dangers overhead, for now and forever.