Attic Insulation in Askewville, NC
Blown-in attic insulation for Askewville, NC, 8 miles from Powellsville, plus removal and air sealing.
About Askewville and Its Homes
Askewville, in central Bertie County, was settled in the 1890s, named for a local family and not incorporated until 1951. No survey or nomination describes its houses in any detail, so each attic in town is judged on its own.
Askewville, in Bertie County, fell from 181 people in 2020 to 171 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimates), on 0.59 square miles.
Askewville at a Glance
- County: Bertie County
- Population: 171 (2025), 181 (2020), down 5.5%
- Land area: 0.59 square miles (290 people each)
- Housing units: about 85 (±30)
- Climate zone: 4 (state code), 3 (2021 map)
- ENERGY STAR target for Askewville attics: R-49 from bare, R-38 over 3 to 4 inches (R-value guide)
Census Bureau estimates for Askewville, 2020 to 2024 (± margin of error).
Attic Insulation in Askewville
If the joists show above the insulation in an Askewville attic, ENERGY STAR says to add more insulation.
The Local Climate
Askewville's center sits about 60 feet above sea level, 13 miles from NOAA's Lewiston station, the best match for Askewville. The station's 1991 to 2020 normals average about 3,140 heating and 1,750 cooling degree days a year, so at Askewville's station, heating needs outweigh cooling.
Homes by Age: What It Means for the Attic
At about 85 housing units, give or take 30, Askewville is too small for the survey to date its houses. For Askewville, the nearest town with solid figures is Windsor, 8 miles off: median year built 1971 and 76 percent detached houses.
Air Sealing and Duct Sealing in Askewville
In Windsor, the nearest town to Askewville with solid figures, about 59 percent of homes heat with electricity.
Air sealing in an Askewville attic covers wire and pipe holes, wall tops, the attic stair and bath fans.
How Homes Here Are Heated
- Piped gas: under 4%
- Bottled or tank gas: 44% (±13), about 30 households
Power, Gas and Rebates
Power in and around Askewville comes from Dominion Energy North Carolina and Roanoke Electric Cooperative; your bill says which. For gas, Askewville is in the Bertie County franchise of Piedmont Natural Gas, whose mains may not reach every street in Askewville.
Rebate to check if Dominion Energy North Carolina serves your Askewville home: Home Energy Evaluation (Dominion Energy's contractor network). Before a job in Askewville, check its current terms; the Bertie County page lists every program.
Attic Insulation Removal in Askewville
In an Askewville attic, only wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation is vacuumed out (ENERGY STAR's test), once the cause is fixed, and after mice that Askewville attic is sanitized and deodorized; dry, clean insulation stays.
Also Serving Near Askewville
Nearest to Askewville first.
Windsor, NC
8 miles south
Median home built 1971 (Askewville: 1974); 3,469 people, about 20 times Askewville's population
Attic insulation in WindsorColerain, NC
12 miles northeast
Its NOAA station logs about 280 fewer heating degree days than Askewville's; 198 people to Askewville's 171
Attic insulation in ColerainAhoskie, NC
12 miles north
Median home built 1970 (Askewville: 1974); Its NOAA station logs about 570 more heating degree days than Askewville's
Attic insulation in AhoskieAulander, NC
13 miles northwest
715 people, about 4 times Askewville's population
Attic insulation in Aulander
Askewville Insulation FAQs
The 2011 tornado tore through Askewville. Could it have left hidden damage in my attic?
It could, if the roof was struck. On April 16, 2011, a tornado rated EF3 touched down about a mile south of town. NOAA's storm record says numerous buildings and several mobile homes on the east side were badly damaged or destroyed. Look in the attic for stains, wet patches and daylight through the roof boards. ENERGY STAR says wet insulation points to a roof leak. The roof comes first. After it is fixed, we take out the soaked material and blow in fresh.
Is my Askewville house on any historic register?
No, by the state's own lists. Nothing in or near this town appears among the National Register listings kept by the State Historic Preservation Office. Its 2023 directory names no local preservation commission for the county either. That leaves attic work here free of any historic review. An older house still gets its wiring, chimney gaps and roof checked before insulation goes in.
Does attic insulation in Askewville need a permit?
Askewville Town Hall can say whether Bertie County Planning & Inspections, the town itself or another office handles permits in Askewville; ask before work starts.
Sources
Census Bureau figures for Askewville, NOAA normals for the Lewiston station (October 2026). Compiled by Insulation Pros. How the town pages are made.
Sources for the Askewville introduction and questions (read October 20, 2026):
- Askewville, in The North Carolina Gazetteer (William S. Powell, 2nd ed., UNC Press 2010), NCpedia
- Comprehensive Architectural Survey of Bertie County, Final Report, 2010 (listed by the NC HPO as the Bertie County Survey)
- Storm Events Database, event 304929, tornado in Bertie County, April 16, 2011, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
- Attic Insulation Project, ENERGY STAR
- NC Listings in the National Register of Historic Places, NC State Historic Preservation Office
- Historic Preservation Commission Staff in North Carolina, listed by county, as of 2/20/2023 (NC HPO)
Askewville, NC
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