CertainTeed Home Energy Audit in Boerne: What to Know First
A CertainTeed home energy audit in Boerne typically runs $350-$650 for a full diagnostic package including blower-door test, thermal imaging, and insulation inspection, with same-week scheduling available most of the year. We’re an independent CertainTeed service provider - not affiliated with or authorized by the manufacturer - and we publish before-and-after blower-door numbers on every job so you can verify the result in pascals, not promises. Call (830) 529-7780; a live person answers 24/7, and we’ll deliver a written price before any work starts.
This page is for Boerne homeowners who’ve found CertainTeed insulation, roofing, or building products in their home and need to know whether those materials are performing as designed - or whether air leakage, thermal bridging, or moisture intrusion is undermining what the label claims.
How CertainTeed Products Fail - and How We Fix Them
- CertainTeed InsulSafe SP blown-in fiberglass settles below labeled depth in Hill Country heat. We’ve pulled back attic hatches in Boerne homes near River Road to find what was sold as R-38 compacted to R-26 after seven summers of 140°F attic cycling. Our fix: measure settled depth with a ruled probe, calculate true R-value, then air-seal top plates and can-light penetrations before adding new material to the design depth - never over the leaks.
- CertainTeed SmartBatts with moisture-activated dye show false negatives in dry-season audits. The color-change indicator only triggers above 20% wood moisture content, and Boerne’s February humidity can drop to 30% ambient while attic dew points still condense on north sheathing. We run a Delmhorst pin meter at the eaves and a thermal imager to find the wetting the batts missed.
- CertainTeed MemBrain vapor retarder wrinkles and detaches from staples in unconditioned attics. The smart-retarder film relies on contact with the drywall to work; when it sags 4 inches, the perm rating jumps unpredictably. We document the detachment with photos, remove the compromised sheet, and reinstall with cap fasteners on a flat surface - or switch to a smart retarder with better sag resistance if the cavity geometry won’t allow it.
- CertainTeed Cedar Impressions siding creates thermal bypass at the 4-foot lock joints when butt joints aren’t foamed. The hollow PVC profile looks tight, but we’ve traced 180 CFM50 of leakage to a single gable end in a Cordillera Ranch home where the installer skipped the low-expansion foam at the seam. We pull a course, inject, and verify with a smoke pencil.
- CertainTeed Flintlastic SA low-slope roofing membrane shrinks at the perimeter in our UV load, pulling insulation compression at parapet walls. The 60-mil cap sheet contracts 1/8 inch per foot over five years; on a Boerne commercial retrofit we audited, that translated to a 2-inch gap at the parapet where R-30 polyiso was crushed to R-15. We document the compression, calculate the true assembly R-value, and specify a relief detail in our repair scope.
Our CertainTeed Home Energy Audit Process

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Call and schedule. A live person answers at (830) 529-7780. We ask the year built, the last insulation work done, and whether you’ve noticed hot rooms, high bills, or musty attic smells. We schedule within the week, sometimes next day.
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Arrival and walkthrough. Our technician texts when en route. We inspect the attic hatch, the HVAC closet, and any visible CertainTeed labeling - batts, blown-in, membrane roofing, or siding. We photograph everything before touching it.
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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. In Boerne’s older homes near the Cibolo Nature Center, we regularly see 4,000+ CFM50 before any sealing work.
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Thermal imaging and targeted diagnostics. The FLIR shows us where CertainTeed insulation has settled, gotten wet, or been bypassed by air movement. We probe moisture, check duct leakage with a pressure pan, and mark every finding with blue tape.
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Written scope and price. Before we leave, you get a flat price, a written scope of work, and a written warranty - Haven Standard Clause 1. No work starts without it. If you have a competing estimate, we’ll read it with you; our Second Opinion is free.
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Work, test, document. We seal first, then insulate - in that order. After completion, we run the blower door again and hand you the printed pressure-differential report. The Documented Photo Record goes to your email before the crew leaves.
What CertainTeed Home Energy Audit Costs in Boerne
| Service | Typical Range | What Moves It |
|---|---|---|
| Basic audit (blower door + thermal imaging) | $350-$450 | Home size, number of HVAC zones, attic accessibility |
| Full audit with duct leakage testing | $475-$650 | Duct accessibility, need for register sealing, number of returns |
| CertainTeed-specific failure investigation (settled SP, MemBrain detachment, etc.) | $550-$850 | Extent of destructive inspection required, lab moisture analysis if needed |
| Air sealing only (before reinsulation) | $1,200-$2,800 | Attic square footage, number of can lights, chimney chase complexity |
| Audit + air seal + new insulation to design depth | $3,500-$7,500 | Material type (fiberglass, cellulose, spray foam), accessibility, true R-value needed |
Most Boerne homes built 1995-2015 with original CertainTeed attic insulation fall in the $4,500-$6,000 range for a full seal-and-insulate package with documented blower-door improvement. We don’t do “call for pricing” - the written price is the Haven Standard, and it’s delivered before anyone lifts a tool. Call (830) 529-7780 for your exact number; estimates are free.
Why Boerne Homeowners Call Topside Attic Insulation Boerne for CertainTeed Work

We’ve sealed and insulated over 9,000 homes since 2016, and a growing share of them came to us after a CertainTeed product didn’t perform to expectation. We don’t blame the material; we diagnose the assembly. Wes Okafor, who learned this trade at Olive-Harvey College and has run blower doors for going on eighteen years, keeps ACCA Manual J in his truck for the kitchen-table conversations about why R-38 in a vented attic floor performs differently than R-38 against roof decking.
Our 365-Day Done Right Promise applies to every job. If the blower-door number doesn’t improve, we find out why and fix it. We also service Reflectix and other brands, so we’re not locked into a single manufacturer’s solutions. Calls are answered by a live person 24/7. Background-checked, uniformed technicians. No voicemail loops. No callback windows measured in business days.
FAQs
No. As an independent CertainTeed service provider, our diagnostic work doesn’t alter your existing material warranties, and we document conditions with photos before we touch anything. If we find a manufacturing defect, we’ll flag it in writing so you have a dated, third-party record for any claim you choose to file with CertainTeed. Call (830) 529-7780 to schedule; estimates are free.
Most Boerne appointments are available within 3-5 business days, and we often fit in next-day calls for homes with active moisture concerns or failed HVAC keeping the house above 85°F. The audit itself takes 2.5-4 hours depending on house size. Call (830) 529-7780; a live person answers 24/7.
Repair makes sense when the material is dry, properly placed, and only under-depth due to settlement; we add to it after sealing. Replacement is the right call when fiberglass has been rodent-soiled, cellulose has compressed from roof leaks, or vapor retarders have failed and allowed moisture cycling. We give you both numbers in the written scope - repair price and replacement price - so you decide from documented facts, not pressure. Call (830) 529-7780 for your audit.
We use what the assembly requires. For insulation, we match density and R-value, sourcing from Owens Corning, Johns Manville, Knauf, Rockwool, CertainTeed, and others - no proprietary lock-in. For air-sealing components (low-expansion foam, fire caulk, rigid baffles), we specify by performance spec, not brand badge. The written scope lists every material by name before work starts.
You receive a Documented Photo Record of all findings, a printed blower-door report with before-and-after CFM50 and pressure readings in pascals, the written scope of recommended work, and a written warranty - all before the crew leaves. Haven Standard: Have it in writing. No exceptions.
Ready to find out what your CertainTeed assembly is actually doing? Call (830) 529-7780. A live person will answer, schedule your audit within the week, and deliver a written price before any work starts. Seal the envelope first. Then fill it.
Written by Wes Okafor, Owner, Topside Attic Insulation Boerne at Topside Attic Insulation Boerne, serving Boerne and nearby areas.