A tighter home is a
quieter, healthier one.
If you're building or renovating in the Okanagan, sealing the envelope while the walls are open is the cheapest health-and-comfort upgrade you'll ever make. Less wildfire smoke, less dust and pollen, fewer pollutants drifting in through the gaps, so the air your family breathes comes in filtered and on purpose. Measured, not guessed, by a local who's done it 100+ times.
You'll talk to the owner, usually same day. Not a call center.
- Build tight, ventilate right
- Done in a day
- Measured result
Six things a tighter home does for you.
Wildfire smoke
Okanagan smoke season is the test. A tighter envelope means less unfiltered outside air sneaking in through gaps, so the fresh air you do bring in can run through your HRV or ERV filter first. Build tight, ventilate right.
Less outside noise
Sound leaks through the same gaps air does. Sealing those leakage paths is one of the levers that quiets outside noise, working alongside good windows and insulation rather than replacing them.
Fewer smells
Sealing the path between an attached garage and your living space means fewer exhaust fumes and odours drifting indoors when the dryer or range hood is running. We pair it with proper ventilation so the house still breathes.
Fewer bugs
Insects use many of the same small cracks that air does. Sealing those envelope gaps closes off a lot of the entry routes spiders and ants rely on, like the joints and the pipe, wire and HVAC penetrations. It is not pest control, but it closes off many of the common routes while the envelope is open.
Less dust and pollen
A tighter envelope means less of the valley's pollen and dust rides indoors through gaps and cracks, so the air that does come in arrives mostly through your ventilation system, where good filtration can catch it.
Steadier comfort
Fewer drafts, fewer cold corners, steadier room-to-room temperatures. A tighter shell lets your heating and cooling hold closer to the temperature you set instead of fighting the leaks.
The air your family breathes, cleaner and under control.
A leaky house breathes through every gap the wind finds, pulling in whatever is outside, unfiltered: wildfire smoke and the fine PM2.5 that rides with it, pollen, road dust, and the fumes that drift up from an attached garage. Seal those gaps and pair the home with an HRV or ERV, and the air you breathe arrives through a filter you choose, not through the wall cavities and the gap under the door. Through Okanagan smoke season, that is the difference between a house that fills with haze and one that stays clear.
Straight talk: a tighter envelope means fewer particles getting in, not a medical cure. It cuts the smoke, dust and pollen that ride in through gaps and gives your ventilation a sealed space to filter, so the air in the house is cleaner than the air outside it. That part is real, and it is measurable.
Done in a day, while the walls are open.
- 01
Set up and prep
I bring in the sealing rig and protect the finishes and openings. AeroBarrier works best pre-drywall, at framing, but finish-grade masking lets me seal late-stage rescues too.
- 02
Pressurize
A blower door brings the home to a controlled pressure, exposing every leakage path in the envelope at once.
- 03
Seal from the inside
A computer-controlled aerosol fills the space. The mist finds the leaks and seals them. Joints, penetrations, the gaps you can’t reach by hand.
- 04
Measure and certify
You watch the ACH50 fall in real time and I seal to your target. You leave with a blower-door certificate documenting the result.
And yes, it costs less to run.
Air leaks can drive a big share of a home's heating and cooling. Sealing them tightens that up. Savings vary by home and how you run it, so we talk in ranges, not promises.
On a renovation, BC does not pay for air sealing on its own. But because a tighter envelope lowers your EnerGuide rating, it can increase CleanBC’s Home Energy Improvement Bonus (up to $2,000) once you pair it with three or more bonus-eligible upgrades like insulation, heating or windows. Sealing helps the rest of your rebate stack work harder.
Real Okanagan homes. 5.0★ on Google.
Seb sealed our house really well. We live in a heritage house and needed to decommission the heaters, our only source of heat is a gas fireplace. After he made the seal, blocking all the leaky parts of the place, it’s made a huge difference.
I was the first home in the Kelowna area to benefit from the new AeroBarrier sealing technology. My 6,000 sqft residence has been remarkably efficient to heat and cool. My home currently exceeds the future code.
Seems to work really well. It’s remarkable how much it helps, it’s so much less drafty in our old house now.
Fantastic communication, professional workmanship, and great results. Planning to work with Sebastian and crew more and more as we move toward more energy efficient homes.
Building or renovating? Let’s talk.
Tell us about your project and we’ll come back with what a seal would do for your home, and a price.
Homeowner questions
Is this safe to breathe after?
The sealant is a water-based acrylic. Once cured it is inert and the home is lived in normally. Our crew uses respiratory protection during application as standard practice.
Can you do my existing home, or only new builds?
Both. The best value is during a build or reno when the walls are open, but we regularly seal completed, lived-in homes too. They just need a more detailed masking plan.
Will it make my house too tight to breathe?
No. The goal is "build tight, ventilate right": seal the uncontrolled leaks, then let fresh air in on purpose through an HRV or ERV you control. A tight home with good ventilation is healthier than a leaky one, not stuffier.
Does it really help with wildfire smoke?
A tighter envelope means less unfiltered smoke sneaking in through gaps, and the air you do bring in can pass through your ventilation filter first. It will not seal a home completely, but it shifts the balance in your favour during smoke season.
How long does it take?
A typical home is sealed in a single day, including setup, masking, the seal, and the final blower-door measurement that proves the result.