Johns Manville Home Energy Audit in Boerne: What to Know First
We provide independent Johns Manville home energy audit in Boerne, typically scheduling within 48 hours and completing the full diagnostic same day. Most audits run between $280 and $520 depending on home size and whether duct leakage testing is included, and you’ll get a written price before we start - no exceptions. This page is for homeowners who already have Johns Manville insulation or roofing products in their building envelope and need to know whether those materials are performing as specified, or whether installation gaps or product degradation are driving up utility bills. Call (830) 529-7780 to book or text us if you prefer.
How Johns Manville Products Fail - and How We Fix Them
- JM Spider blown-in fiberglass settles below labeled R-value in Boerne’s humidity swings. Spider is engineered for open-cavity application with an acrylic binder, but in Hill Country homes where attic temperatures swing from 40°F winter mornings to 140°F summer afternoons, that binder can release early if the initial install moisture content was off. We measure settled depth with a probe ruler and recalculate effective R-value; if it’s dropped below 80% of label, we remove and reinstall to spec rather than blow more on top.
- JM AP Foil-faced polyiso board tape seams fail at the adhesive layer after 7-10 years. The foil facing is a radiant barrier only if the seams stay sealed; once tape lifts, you get convective looping behind the board in cathedral ceilings or knee walls. We find this with thermal imaging - a 2°F delta at the seam line - and reseal with foil tape rated for the temperature range, or replace with a mechanically fastened assembly if the substrate has degraded.
- JM Climate Pro loose-fill in mixed attic/crawl applications migrates toward the hatch or scuttle hole. This is a density issue, not a product defect: installers sometimes under-blow to speed the job, and the material walks over time. We document the redistribution with photos, then dense-pack to 0.5 pounds per cubic foot minimum or switch to a stabilized cellulose if access geometry prevents proper sidewall blowing.
- JM Linacoustic RC duct liner delaminates at the leading edge when exposed to return-air turbulence. The fiberglass mat separates from the airstream surface, shedding fibers into the handler. We catch this with borescope inspection during duct leakage testing; repair is removal and replacement with a coated liner or sheet metal conversion, not patching over the delamination.
- JM roofing membranes with White Cap TPO show accelerated UV chalking on south-facing pitches above 6:12. The reflective granules erode faster in Boerne’s 2,200+ annual sunshine hours, dropping solar reflectance index (SRI) below the 78 threshold that qualifies for utility rebates. We measure SRI with a field reflectometer and specify coating or cap-sheet overlay rather than full replacement if the membrane body is still sound.
Our Johns Manville Home Energy Audit Process

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Call intake with scope lock. We ask which JM products are in your home, when they were installed, and what symptom prompted the call - high bill, hot room, musty duct air. You get a written price range by text before we dispatch.
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Blower-door test - baseline. We depressurize to 50 pascals and record CFM50. In Boerne’s 1990s subdivisions near Johns Road, we typically see 3,800-5,200 CFM50 before any work; the number goes on your report.
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Thermal imaging and insulation probe. FLIR scan of every JM surface, plus depth probe at 10 locations minimum. We photograph settled Spider, lifted AP Foil tape, or Climate Pro migration as we find it.
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Duct leakage test if indicated. Pressurize supply and return separately to 25 pascals, measure leakage to outside. Linacoustic RC delamination shows up here as particle loading in the test fan.
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Written findings with options. We rank repairs by cost-impact: air sealing first, then insulation restoration or replacement, then mechanical. Every option has a fixed price and a written scope.
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Execution with retest. If you proceed, we seal, repair, or replace, then rerun the blower door and hand you the before-and-after pascals report. Photos are uploaded to your record by end of day.
What Johns Manville Home Energy Audit Costs in Boerne
| Service Component | Typical Range |
|---|---|
| Basic home energy audit (blower door + thermal imaging) | $280 - $380 |
| Audit with duct leakage testing | $420 - $520 |
| Air sealing of top plates, can lights, penetrations (per 1,000 sq ft attic) | $680 - $1,200 |
| JM Spider removal and reinstall to labeled R-value | $1.80 - $2.40 / sq ft |
| AP Foil-faced board re-tape or replacement (cathedral ceiling) | $14 - $22 / sq ft |
| Climate Pro dense-pack correction | $1.20 - $1.80 / sq ft |
What moves the price: attic accessibility (truss spacing, decked vs. floored), whether the JM product is wet or contaminated, and whether we need to coordinate with your HVAC contractor for duct work. We also service Reflectix radiant barrier products if your home has a mixed-manufacturer envelope. Every estimate is free, and we offer a free second opinion on any written quote you’ve already received. Call (830) 529-7780 for your exact number.
Why Boerne Homeowners Call Topside Attic Insulation Boerne for Johns Manville Work

We’ve been independently owned and operated under The Haven Standard since 2016, and we’ve sealed and insulated over 9,000 homes - every one with a written price first and a documented record at the end. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed; calls are answered by a live person 24/7, not a voicemail loop. Wes Okafor, our owner, learned the trade at Olive-Harvey College’s building technology program and has run blower-door tests before and after every applicable job for going on eighteen years. He keeps a well-used ACCA Manual J on his truck and will pull it out at your kitchen table if you want to understand why R-38 in your Boerne attic floor performs differently than R-38 in a cathedral ceiling. We source materials from Johns Manville, Owens Corning, Knauf, Rockwool, and others - no proprietary lock-in, so the fix matches the failure, not our inventory. Seal the envelope first. Then fill it.
FAQs
No. Product warranties cover manufacturing defects, not diagnostic inspection. As an independent Johns Manville service provider, we document condition without altering the product in ways that would trigger warranty exclusion; if we find a manufacturing issue during audit, we flag it for your claim with photo evidence and our pressure-differential readings.
Yes. We source JM Spider, Climate Pro, AP Foil-faced board, and Linacoustic RC through standard distribution channels; lead time is typically 3-5 business days for specialty items. We also stock compatible alternatives from Owens Corning and Knauf if your timeline is urgent and the specification allows substitution.
Repair is cheaper when the product is dry, uncontaminated, and simply under-installed - settling or density issues we can correct with targeted dense-packing or supplemental blowing. Removal and replacement makes sense when the material is wet, rodent-compromised, or so far below labeled R-value that correction costs approach new install. We show you both numbers in writing and let the math decide.
We schedule most audits within 48 hours of your call, and the fieldwork takes 2.5 to 4 hours depending on home size and whether duct testing is included. Your written findings with photos and blower-door numbers are delivered within 24 hours of the crew leaving. Call (830) 529-7780 - estimates are free.
You get a printed blower-door report in pascals and CFM50, thermal images with temperature annotations, probe-depth readings at each test location, a photo record of every JM product condition we found, and a written scope with fixed prices for any recommended work. This is standard on every job, not available on request.
Written by Wes Okafor, Owner, Topside Attic Insulation Boerne at Topside Attic Insulation Boerne, serving Boerne and nearby areas.