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Icynene Home Energy Audit in New Braunfels: What to Know First

We provide independent Icynene home energy audit in New Braunfels for homeowners who need blower-door diagnostics, thermal imaging, and documented air-leakage readings before any insulation work begins. Most audits are scheduled within 48 hours and completed in 2 to 3 hours; you’ll receive printed before-and-after numbers if we perform sealing work, and a written price before anyone starts. This page is for Icynene owners in New Braunfels who want to know whether their open-cell or closed-cell foam is performing as specified, or whether gaps in the envelope are undermining what they paid for. Call (830) 243-6352 for a free estimate.

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How Icynene Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

• Icynene Classic Max (open-cell) shrinkage at top plates in vented attics. The foam can pull away from framing members in our Texas heat cycles, especially in older New Braunfels homes near the Guadalupe River corridor where attic temperatures swing 40 degrees in a day. We find these gaps with thermal imaging, then cut back and reseal with compatible foam before adding any blown-in cap.
• Icynene MD-C-200 (closed-cell) over-application trapping moisture in stud cavities. When installers spray too thick in a single lift, the exothermic reaction locks water vapor inside wall assemblies. We see this in 2018-2022 builds around Creekside where speed trumped specification. Our fix: targeted removal, moisture meter verification to below 15 percent, then controlled reapplication to manufacturer lift thickness.
• Icynene LD-C-50 (low-density open-cell) dusting and air bypass at electrical penetrations. The lighter density doesn’t always fully adhere around complex wire bundles. We use smoke pencils and blower-door diagnostics to locate these bypasses, then inject touch-up foam and seal with acoustical sealant where code requires maintainable access.
• Icynene Water-blown H2Foam Lite degraded R-value from UV exposure in unsealed attics. Even brief UV contact before drywall or thermal barrier installation breaks down the surface chemistry. We document the damage, remove the compromised layer, and reapply with proper ignition barrier protection per IRC 316.4.
• Icynene ProSeal Eco (closed-cell) poor adhesion to dirty OSB or dusty concrete. New Braunfels job sites in rapid-build subdivisions often skip the substrate prep. We grind, prime with manufacturer-specified cleaner, and test pull adhesion before spraying - no exceptions.

Our Icynene Home Energy Audit Process

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   Call and scope. A live person answers, schedules your audit, and sends a text with your technician’s name and ETA.
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   Blower-door baseline. We run a pressurization test - a diagnostic that measures CFM50, or cubic feet of air leakage per minute at 50 Pascals of pressure - to establish your home’s starting point. The number on the blower-door printout tells you what the insulation did. Everything else is just talk.
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   Thermal imaging and visual inspection. We scan every Icynene surface for shrinkage, delamination, and thermal bridging, then photograph findings for your Documented Photo Record.
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   Written price before any work starts. Under Haven Standard Clause 1, you get a flat price, written scope, and written warranty before anyone lifts a tool.
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   Air sealing first, then insulation. We seal top plates, can lights, and penetrations with compatible materials - never blowing new insulation over an unsealed attic floor.
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   Post-work blower-door verification and documentation. We run the test again, print both readings, and file a copy by address. You walk away with the report.

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What Icynene Home Energy Audit Costs in New Braunfels

Most Icynene home energy audits in New Braunfels run between $350 and $650 for a single-family home under 3,500 square feet. What moves the price: whether you need duct-blaster testing added ($150-$250), how many thermal-camera zones we document, and whether we find compromised foam requiring sample cuts for lab verification. Remediation work, if needed, is priced separately with the same written-price guarantee. We also offer a Free Second Opinion on any written estimate you’ve already received - bring us another contractor’s scope and we’ll read it with you. Call (830) 243-6352 for your free estimate; the audit itself is a fixed-price service with no hidden travel fees within Comal and Guadalupe counties.

Why New Braunfels Homeowners Call Topside Attic Insulation New Braunfels for Icynene Work

We’ve sealed and insulated over 9,000 homes since 2016, every one with a written price first and a documented record at the end. Wes Okafor and our crew have worked neighborhoods throughout New Braunfels, including jobs off River Road where stack-effect leakage in older slab homes surprises homeowners who assumed their Icynene was doing the job. We publish before-and-after blower-door numbers on every applicable job - not because it’s impressive, but because it’s the only honest way to show what changed. Our materials come from Icynene, Demilec, Owens Corning, Johns Manville, Knauf, Rockwool, CertainTeed, and GreenFiber, with Reflectix available for radiant barrier applications where foam isn’t the right call. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers all work, and a live person answers calls 24/7.

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