Insulation & Air Sealing in Molalla, OR

Insulation without air sealing is like wearing a warm coat full of holes. Molalla’s economy grew up around logging and agriculture, and the city’s housing reflects that history, a mix of older homes near downtown and newer construction on the rural residential land surrounding it. A house can look well maintained on the outside while still losing a lot of heat through gaps that were never sealed in the first place.

What that means day to day: rooms that never quite match the thermostat, drafts around older windows and doors, and a heating system working harder than it should in the foothills’ cool, wet winters. Adding insulation without addressing air sealing underneath it rarely solves the problem on its own. We treat the two as one job because that’s how building science works.