Attic Insulation in Roxobel, NC
Blown-in attic insulation for Roxobel, NC, 2 miles from Kelford, plus removal and air sealing.
About Roxobel and Its Homes
Roxobel sits on the highest ground in Bertie County. It began as Cotten's Crossroads, grew as a trading stop near a Roanoke River ferry, took the name Roxobel in 1847 and was incorporated in 1895.
Roxobel, in Bertie County, fell from 183 people in 2020 to 176 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimates), on 1.04 square miles.
Roxobel has about 155 housing units, 2 percent of Bertie County's; about 67 percent of the town's households own their home.
Roxobel at a Glance
- County: Bertie County
- Population: 176 (2025), 183 (2020), down 3.8%
- Land area: 1.04 square miles (169 people each)
- Housing units: about 155 (±68)
- Owner-occupied: 67% (±8); Bertie County: 73%
- Climate zone: 4 (state code), 3 (2021 map)
- ENERGY STAR target for Roxobel attics: R-49 from bare, R-38 over 3 to 4 inches (R-value guide)
Census Bureau estimates for Roxobel, 2020 to 2024 (± margin of error).
Attic Insulation in Roxobel
If the joists show above the insulation in a Roxobel attic, ENERGY STAR says to add more insulation.
The Local Climate
Roxobel's center sits about 90 feet above sea level, 6 miles from NOAA's Lewiston station, the best match for Roxobel. The station's 1991 to 2020 normals average about 3,140 heating and 1,750 cooling degree days a year, so at Roxobel's station, heating needs outweigh cooling.
Readings change over short distances around Roxobel: NOAA's Jackson station, 17 miles away, averages about 3,660 heating degree days.
Homes by Age: What It Means for the Attic
With about 155 housing units in Roxobel, read the figures as rough proportions.
Built before 1940, about 20 percent of Roxobel homes can hide knob-and-tube wiring and vermiculite, jobs for an electrician and an asbestos contractor first. Built from 1940 to 1969, before the state's 1978 insulation rule, about 20 percent of Roxobel homes often have little insulation.
Homes by Year Built
- Before 1940: 19% (±9), about 30 units
- 1940s: under 10%
- 1950s: 5% (±4)
- 1960s: 9% (±7), about 15 units
- 1970s: 17% (±14), about 25 units
- 1980s: under 12%
- 2000s: under 4%
- 2010s: under 9%
- 2020 or later: under 9%
Air Sealing and Duct Sealing in Roxobel
In Rich Square, the nearest town to Roxobel with solid figures, about 73 percent of homes heat with electricity.
Air sealing comes first, as the EPA advises: wire and pipe holes, wall tops and soffits.
How Homes Here Are Heated
- Piped gas: under 6%
- Bottled or tank gas: 19% (±10), about 30 households
Power, Gas and Rebates
Dominion Energy North Carolina serves most of Roxobel, Roanoke Electric Cooperative its edges; your bill says which. For gas, Roxobel is in the Bertie County franchise of Piedmont Natural Gas, whose mains may not reach every street in Roxobel. Bottled or tank gas, bought by the delivery, heats about 19 percent of homes in Roxobel.
Rebate to check in Roxobel: Home Energy Evaluation (Dominion Energy's contractor network). Before a job in Roxobel, check its current terms; the Bertie County page lists every program.
Attic Insulation Removal in Roxobel
In a Roxobel attic, only wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation is vacuumed out (ENERGY STAR's test), once the cause is fixed, and after mice that Roxobel attic is sanitized and deodorized; dry, clean insulation stays.
Also Serving Near Roxobel
Nearest to Roxobel first.
Rich Square, NC
6 miles northwest
835 people, about 5 times Roxobel's population
Attic insulation in Rich SquareLewiston Woodville, NC
7 miles southeast
405 people, about twice Roxobel's population
Attic insulation in Lewiston WoodvilleAulander, NC
7 miles east
715 people, about 4 times Roxobel's population
Attic insulation in AulanderWoodland, NC
9 miles north
Its NOAA station logs about 570 more heating degree days than Roxobel's; 520 people, about 3 times Roxobel's population
Attic insulation in Woodland
Roxobel Insulation FAQs
Woodbourne and other listed places carry Roxobel's name. Is my house in town listed too?
Not on the National Register. The three listings filed under the town's name, Woodbourne, Pineview and Oaklana, are all recorded as Roxobel vicinity, which means outside the town. The State Historic Preservation Office's list has nothing inside the town limits, and no Bertie commission was on the state's directory as of 2023. Even a listed house would face no limit from the listing alone when its owner pays for the work.
What needs checking in an old house here before new attic insulation?
Wiring, fan vents and the eaves, in that order. The town was incorporated in 1895, so some houses may predate 1930 and carry knob-and-tube circuits. ENERGY STAR wants those corrected by an electrician before insulation reaches them. The same guidance flags kitchen, bath or dryer vents that empty into the attic, and those get carried outdoors. Last, the soffit vents at the eaves stay open, with baffles, so outside air keeps moving through.
Could the old insulation in a Roxobel attic be vermiculite?
It could: about 30 percent of Roxobel's homes predate 1960. If a Roxobel attic holds a pebble-like gray-brown or silver-gold fill, leave it undisturbed: the EPA says vermiculite may contain asbestos.
Does attic insulation in Roxobel need a permit?
Roxobel Town Hall can say whether Bertie County Planning & Inspections, the town itself or another office handles permits in Roxobel; ask before work starts.
Sources
Census Bureau figures for Roxobel, NOAA normals for the Lewiston station, Dominion Energy North Carolina (October 2026). Compiled by Insulation Pros. How the town pages are made.
Sources for the Roxobel introduction and questions (read October 20, 2026):
- Roxobel, 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)
- 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
- About Attic Ventilation, ENERGY STAR do-it-yourself guide
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