Have you noticed one room in your house feels drafty while another is stiflingly hot? Or maybe your energy bills seem unusually high, even when your HVAC is running full-time? If you live in the Chicagoland area, hidden air leaks often cause persistent comfort and efficiency issues, especially in older homes.
Air sealing is one of the most effective and affordable ways to improve your home’s comfort, reduce energy waste, and extend the life of your heating and cooling systems. With innovative technology like AeroBarrier, ARC Insulation is helping homeowners in the Chicago area achieve airtight results faster and more efficiently than ever before.
Why Air Leaks Are a Problem in Chicagoland Homes
Uncontrolled air leakage contributes to many of the comfort and energy efficiency issues homeowners experience, especially in Chicago’s extreme seasons.
- Hot upstairs, cold downstairs
- Drafty rooms
- Rising energy bills
- Excess humidity or dry air
- Allergy and asthma triggers entering from outside
These problems are often most severe in older homes and homes with finished attics, crawlspaces, or attached garages.
What Is Air Sealing?
Air sealing is the process of identifying and sealing the tiny gaps and cracks in your home’s structure that allow conditioned indoor air to escape and outside air to infiltrate. These leaks require more from your HVAC system and lead to issues like uneven temperatures, poor indoor air quality, and higher utility bills.
While traditional air sealing involves manually finding and filling leaks with caulk or spray foam, ARC Insulation now offers a more thorough and efficient air sealing solution: AeroBarrier. AeroBarrier reaches even hidden leaks behind walls and in hard-to-access areas, something traditional sealing often misses.
AeroBarrier: The Precise Air Sealing Method
AeroBarrier is a breakthrough air sealing system that uses a pressurized mist of non-toxic, waterborne sealant particles to automatically locate and seal leaks in your home’s building envelope. It’s faster, more effective, and more precise than manual methods.
Here’s how AeroBarrier works:
- The home is prepped by taping off vents, smoke detectors, and other sensitive areas.
- A blower door pressurizes the home to simulate airflow and identify leakage paths.
- AeroBarrier is sprayed into the air as an aerosol mist. The sealant particles are drawn to leaks by the pressurized air and stick to the edges, sealing gaps as small as a human hair and up to ½ inch wide.
- Real-time air leakage data tracks leakage reduction, allowing our team to stop once your home hits the desired airtightness level.
- The sealant dries quickly and permanently, leaving no mess and no residual odor.
The Benefits of AeroBarrier Air Sealing
When you choose ARC Insulation and AeroBarrier, you can expect:
- Verified airtightness
- Even comfort
- Lower heating and cooling costs year-round
- Improved indoor air quality
- Better soundproofing
- Reduced HVAC wear and tear
Plus, AeroBarrier is safe, water-based, and GreenGuard Gold certified, meaning it meets strict indoor air quality standards.
Perfect for New Construction, Retrofits, and Renovations
While AeroBarrier is widely used in new construction and code compliance applications, it’s also ideal for retrofits and home upgrades across Naperville, Romeoville, and the greater Chicago region. Whether you’re preparing a home for insulation upgrades, replacing drafty windows, or finishing an attic space, sealing the leaks first with AeroBarrier makes every other improvement work better.
Available Rebates & Tax Credits for Air Sealing
AeroBarrier qualifies for the same incentives as traditional air sealing, including:
- Federal tax credit for insulation and air sealing (30% of cost, up to $1,200 annually through 2025)
- ComEd and Nicor Gas rebates for qualifying energy efficiency upgrades
ARC Insulation will help you navigate these programs to maximize your savings.
Why Choose ARC Insulation for AeroBarrier in Chicagoland?
As one of the few certified AeroBarrier installers in the Chicago area, ARC Insulation brings both cutting-edge technology and deep experience in building science to every project. Our team understands how to integrate air sealing into a whole-home energy efficiency plan, tailored to your home’s layout and needs.
We offer:
- Free in-home energy assessments
- Blower door testing and real-time leakage diagnostics
- Expert AeroBarrier application by certified professionals
- Documentation for rebates and tax credits
Don’t Let Air Leaks Undermine Your Comfort
AeroBarrier delivers high-performance air sealing that you can see, feel, and measure. If you want consistent comfort, cleaner indoor air, and lower utility bills, this is the upgrade your home needs.
