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Randleman, NC
10 miles south
Center about 170 feet lower than Pleasant Garden's; Its NOAA station logs about 270 more heating degree days than Pleasant Garden's
Attic insulation in RandlemanAttic Insulation in Pleasant Garden, NC
Blown-in attic insulation for Pleasant Garden, NC, in Guilford County, plus removal and air sealing.
About Pleasant Garden and Its Homes
Pleasant Garden, in southern Guilford County, was first called Fentress after a local family and took its present name about 1879. Almost nothing has been written about its houses, so the advice here follows the age and shape of your own house rather than any town history.
Pleasant Garden, in Guilford County, grew from 4,993 people in 2020 to 5,165 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimates), on 15.0 square miles.
Pleasant Garden has about 1,990 housing units, 1 percent of Guilford County's; about 83 percent of the town's households own their home.
Pleasant Garden at a Glance
- County: Guilford County
- Population: 5,165 (2025), 4,993 (2020), up 3.4%
- Land area: 15.0 square miles (343 people each)
- Housing units: about 1,990 (±234)
- Median year built: 1977 (±5); Guilford County: 1987
- Owner-occupied: 83% (±8); Guilford County: 60%
- Detached houses: 83% (±9); Guilford County: 62%
- Mobile homes: 17% (±9)
- Climate zone: 4 (state code), 3 (2021 map)
- ENERGY STAR target for Pleasant Garden attics: R-49 from bare, R-38 over 3 to 4 inches (R-value guide)
Census Bureau estimates for Pleasant Garden, 2020 to 2024 (± margin of error).
Attic Insulation in Pleasant Garden
If the joists show above the insulation in a Pleasant Garden attic, ENERGY STAR says to add more insulation.
Built from 1970 to 1989, about 35 percent of Pleasant Garden homes may hold settled fiberglass; check its depth against the joists.
The Local Climate
Pleasant Garden's center sits about 860 feet above sea level, 9 miles from NOAA's Greensboro Water Plant station, the best match for Pleasant Garden. The station's 1991 to 2020 normals average about 3,440 heating and 1,570 cooling degree days a year, so at Pleasant Garden's station, heating needs outweigh cooling.
Homes by Age: What It Means for the Attic
About 83 percent of Pleasant Garden housing units are detached single-family houses, about 17 percent mobile homes. With about 1,990 housing units in Pleasant Garden, read the figures as rough proportions.
From 1990 to 2009, about 20 percent of Pleasant Garden homes were built to codes below ENERGY STAR's target; check their eaves, where ENERGY STAR says insulation is often thinnest.
Homes by Year Built
- Before 1940: 5% (±3), about 100 units
- 1940s: under 1%
- 1950s: under 12%, about 115 units
- 1960s: 24% (±14), about 470 units
- 1970s: 21% (±9), about 420 units
- 1980s: 16% (±6), about 310 units
- 1990s: 10% (±5), about 205 units
- 2000s: 11% (±5), about 210 units
- 2010s: 7% (±4), about 150 units
- 2020 or later: under 1%, about 10 units
Air Sealing and Duct Sealing in Pleasant Garden
In Pleasant Garden, about 78 percent of homes heat with electricity; where that heat is forced air, ducts often run through the attic.
Air sealing comes first, as the EPA advises: wire and pipe holes, wall tops and soffits.
How Homes Here Are Heated
- Electricity: 78% (±6), about 1,490 households; Guilford County: 54%
- Piped gas: 5% (±4), about 90 households
- Bottled or tank gas: 8% (±4), about 155 households
- Oil or kerosene: under 7%, about 55 households
- Wood: under 5%, about 35 households
Power, Gas and Rebates
Duke Energy supplies Pleasant Garden's electricity. For gas, Pleasant Garden is in the Guilford County franchise of Piedmont Natural Gas, whose mains may not reach every street in Pleasant Garden. Duke's free House Call fits many Pleasant Garden homes: about 78 percent heat with electricity.
Rebate to check in Pleasant Garden: Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Duke Energy; Insulation Pros is an approved trade ally). Before a job in Pleasant Garden, check its current terms; the Guilford County page lists every program.
Attic Insulation Removal in Pleasant Garden
In a Pleasant Garden attic, only wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation is vacuumed out (ENERGY STAR's test), once the cause is fixed, and after mice that Pleasant Garden attic is sanitized and deodorized; dry, clean insulation stays.
Also Serving Near Pleasant Garden
Nearest to Pleasant Garden first.
Jamestown, NC
11 miles west
Its NOAA station logs about 320 fewer heating degree days than Pleasant Garden's; 3,803 people to Pleasant Garden's 5,165
Attic insulation in JamestownGreensboro, NC
11 miles north
Median home built 1985 (Pleasant Garden: 1977); 308,667 people, about 60 times Pleasant Garden's population
Insulation contractor serving GreensboroSedalia, NC
11 miles northeast
Center about 160 feet lower than Pleasant Garden's; 691 people, about a seventh of Pleasant Garden's population
Attic insulation in SedaliaArchdale, NC
12 miles west
Median home built 1986 (Pleasant Garden: 1977); 12,254 people, about twice Pleasant Garden's population
Insulation contractor serving Archdale
Pleasant Garden Insulation FAQs
Is my Pleasant Garden house listed or protected as historic?
Not according to the state's records. Of the Guilford County properties on the National Register, none is in Pleasant Garden itself. A single church carries the town's name with the word vicinity, which means it sits beyond the town line. Guilford's four local preservation commissions on the 2023 state roster do not include one for this town. Nothing on file, then, puts a historic review between you and an attic job.
Why is the insulation so thin near the outer walls of our Pleasant Garden ranch?
Because the roof sits so low there. Going by the Census numbers shown on this page, roughly a third of the homes in town, perhaps more, were built before 1970. A ranch from those years has a gently sloped roof. That leaves only inches between the ceiling and the roof boards over the exterior walls, and ENERGY STAR notes the eaves are where insulation can run thin. We carry insulation out to that edge but keep the soffit vents open, setting a baffle in each bay so outside air can still get in.
Our house is one of the older ones in the area. What comes first?
Three checks before any insulation. First, a house wired before 1930 may still have open knob-and-tube runs, and ENERGY STAR rates those a fire hazard under insulation, so an electrician goes up first. Second, a chimney through the ceiling has its gap sealed with aluminum flashing and heat-resistant caulk, never foam. Third, wet or stained patches up there tell you the roof leaks. Fixing the roof comes ahead of any new insulation.
Does attic insulation in Pleasant Garden need a permit?
Pleasant Garden Town Hall can say whether Guilford County Inspections, the town itself or another office handles permits in Pleasant Garden; ask before work starts.
Helpful Guides
- Power from Duke Energy: high summer electric bills and home energy audits
Sources
Census Bureau figures for Pleasant Garden, NOAA normals for the Greensboro Water Plant station, Duke Energy (October 2026). Compiled by Insulation Pros. How the town pages are made.
Sources for the Pleasant Garden introduction and questions (read October 20, 2026):
- Pleasant Garden, in The North Carolina Gazetteer (William S. Powell, 2nd ed., UNC Press 2010), NCpedia
- 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)
- Year Structure Built (table B25034), Pleasant Garden town, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau via Census Reporter
- Post-World War II and Modern Architecture in Raleigh, North Carolina, 1945-1965, National Register multiple property documentation form (NC HPO)
- Adding Attic Insulation, ENERGY STAR do-it-yourself guide
- About Attic Ventilation, ENERGY STAR do-it-yourself guide
- Attic Insulation Project, ENERGY STAR
- Furnace Flues Require Special Sealing Techniques, ENERGY STAR do-it-yourself guide
Pleasant Garden, NC
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