Attic Insulation in Bear Grass, NC
Blown-in attic insulation for Bear Grass, NC, 5 miles from Everetts, plus removal and air sealing.
About Bear Grass and Its Homes
Bear Grass is a small farm town in southern Martin County, whose merchants won it a charter in 1909. They drew its limits as a circle around an oak at the main crossroads, and the houses inside that circle vary in age and style.
Bear Grass, in Martin County, fell from 85 people in 2020 to 81 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimates), on 0.25 square miles.
Bear Grass at a Glance
- County: Martin County
- Population: 81 (2025), 85 (2020), down 4.7%
- Land area: 0.25 square miles (324 people each)
- Housing units: about 45 (±24)
- Climate zone: 3 on both maps
- ENERGY STAR target for Bear Grass attics: R-49 from bare, R-38 over 3 to 4 inches (R-value guide)
Census Bureau estimates for Bear Grass, 2020 to 2024 (± margin of error).
Attic Insulation in Bear Grass
If the joists show above the insulation in a Bear Grass attic, ENERGY STAR says to add more insulation.
The Local Climate
Bear Grass' center sits about 60 feet above sea level, 8 miles from NOAA's Williamston 1 E station, the best match for Bear Grass. The station's 1991 to 2020 normals average about 3,030 heating and 1,770 cooling degree days a year, so at Bear Grass' station, heating needs outweigh cooling.
Homes by Age: What It Means for the Attic
At about 45 housing units, give or take 24, Bear Grass is too small for the survey to date its houses. For Bear Grass, the nearest town with solid figures is Williamston, 7 miles off: median year built 1962 and about 65 percent of homes built before 1970.
Air Sealing and Duct Sealing in Bear Grass
In Williamston, the nearest town to Bear Grass with solid figures, about 73 percent of homes heat with electricity.
Air sealing in a Bear Grass attic covers wire and pipe holes, wall tops, the attic stair and bath fans.
Power, Gas and Rebates
Dominion Energy North Carolina supplies Bear Grass' electricity. For gas, Bear Grass is in the Martin County franchise of Piedmont Natural Gas, whose mains may not reach every street in Bear Grass.
Rebate to check in Bear Grass: Home Energy Evaluation (Dominion Energy's contractor network). Before a job in Bear Grass, check its current terms; the Martin County page lists every program.
Attic Insulation Removal in Bear Grass
In a Bear Grass attic, only wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation is vacuumed out (ENERGY STAR's test), once the cause is fixed, and after mice that Bear Grass attic is sanitized and deodorized; dry, clean insulation stays.
Also Serving Near Bear Grass
Nearest to Bear Grass first.
Williamston, NC
7 miles northeast
5,086 people, about 63 times Bear Grass' population
Attic insulation in WilliamstonRobersonville, NC
8 miles northwest
Power from its own town system (Bear Grass: Dominion Energy North Carolina); 1,237 people, about 15 times Bear Grass' population
Attic insulation in RobersonvilleParmele, NC
11 miles west
246 people, about 3 times Bear Grass' population
Attic insulation in ParmeleHassell, NC
13 miles northwest
Power from Edgecombe-Martin County EMC (Bear Grass: Dominion Energy North Carolina); 47 people to Bear Grass' 81
Attic insulation in Hassell
Bear Grass Insulation FAQs
Does any historic listing in Bear Grass cover my home?
No. The town has two National Register listings, and neither one is a district or a home: the frame Primitive Baptist meeting house of 1877 and the brick school of 1925. The State Historic Preservation Office roster of 2023 shows no preservation commission anywhere in Martin County. Even a listed building carries no rules for an owner spending their own money on it, so attic work here answers to no historic board.
What needs a look before insulating an old house in Bear Grass?
Wiring and roof, in that order. Tobacco and peanuts brought the town a run of good years in the 1890s, and a house from around then may still hide early wiring in its ceiling. ENERGY STAR calls knob-and-tube, the pre-1930 kind, a fire risk when buried in insulation, which is why an electrician sorts it out first. Damp insulation tells you the roof has been leaking. That repair is made before any new insulation is blown in.
Does attic insulation in Bear Grass need a permit?
Bear Grass Town Hall can say whether Martin County Building Inspections, the town itself or another office handles permits in Bear Grass; ask before work starts.
Sources
Census Bureau figures for Bear Grass, NOAA normals for the Williamston 1 E station, Dominion Energy North Carolina (October 2026). Compiled by Insulation Pros. How the town pages are made.
Sources for the Bear Grass introduction and questions (read October 20, 2026):
- Bear Grass School, National Register nomination (NC HPO)
- Bear Grass Primitive Baptist Church, National Register nomination (NC HPO)
- 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)
- What Is the National Register of Historic Places?, NC State Historic Preservation Office
- Attic Insulation Project, ENERGY STAR
Bear Grass, NC
Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)Serving Bear Grass, NC
Insulation Pros is an insulation contractor serving North Carolina, Bear Grass and the rest of Martin County included.
Reach us
Send the square footage of your Bear Grass attic, or call (336) 870-3893.