Before & After Photos

This customer in Torrington, CT called us hoping to get help with her apartment. The previous tenant had a bad leak in the bathroom that had been patched, but not fully resolved, with it leaking consistently for at least one year. When she moved in 6 years later, she stated that the floor was "mushy", and she suspected she had a bad mold issue. She got it tested utilizing a local company, and they found that the bathroom was covered in mold. There were mold spores throughout the apartment, and they even were in her child's nursery. She and her landlord were looking to get the bathroom ripped out, the mold removed, and a new bathroom floor, walls, and fixtures put in. 

We were able to help this customer! We started by ripping out the moldy floor and removing the tub. We additionally removed the drywall on the bottom parts of the walls, which had mold. Once everything was torn out, we removed the mold using our Mold-X2 Cleaner & Botanical treatments. Mold-X2 Cleaner effectively eliminates mold and mildew stains on contact. It is non-abrasive and non-flammable, and is sprayed on effected areas. Once Mold-X2 Cleaner is applied, mold disappears instantly, leaving the surfaces looking nearly new. Mold-X2 Botanical, a plant-based disinfectant with a pleasant, temporary scent, is sprayed or fogged on surfaces, which prevents mold from growing back. We then got to work replacing the flooring, as well as installing a brand new tub for the homeowner. Now, she is much more comfortable in her apartment, and she is confident that the mold issue is resolved.

This homeowner in Thomaston, CT reached out to us looking to insulate his home. He knew that we had just been out to his mother's home and was hoping to get an evaluation for the same work she was getting done. He had bad drafts and his home was very cold. He was looking to insulate the basement first before the attic. In a basement, the “rim joist” is the perimeter of the floor framing system along the exterior of the house. The joints and gaps between all the framing members allow for a lot of air leakage into the house. The rim joist is seldom insulated and never air sealed. Basement ceiling insulation, especially fiberglass batts, doesn’t stop the flow of cold air into the home. Results - cold floors, drafty, uncomfortable rooms, cold basement/lower level, higher heating and cooling bills and more condensation in the basement or crawl space in the summer.

We had the perfect solution for this customer. In this solution, we spray foam the rim joist in the basement in order to seal and insulate it. Two part expanding spray foam is installed on the rim joist and over the sill plate to seal all air leaks from the outside and insulate this important area of the home. Our spray foam has a high insulation value per inch of R7, and because it expands, it seals all cracks and gaps and joints where air from the outside enters the home. Results - warmer floors, less drafts, more comfortable rooms, the house is easier to heat and costs less to heat, less summertime condensation on cold basement surfaces.

This homeowner called to see what we could do to reduce the allergens that where coming into her home. During inspection, we saw fiberglass in the rim joists that was completely cover in dirt from wind washing. This was the reason why the dust was getting into the home.

We removed all of the dirty fiberglass insulation and sprayed the rim joist with our 2-part spray foam completely sealing it. Once sealed, dust and allergens cannot come into the home any longer. 

After Dr Energy Saver by Eco Energy Solutions completed this project, the homeowner has seen a dramatic reduction of dust and allergens allowing her to breathe easier!

This home owner in Windsor, CT called us out originally to figure out why his bathroom was so cold! When the building science specialist was doing his inspection he found another issue that the home owner had in his basement. The issue was that his sump pump was sitting in a hole open to the basement with water in it. This is a problem because when that water evaporates, it becomes humidity and the dehumidifier has to take the water out of the air. But the dehumidifier was dumping the water back into the sump pump hole! It was a cycle that could not continue. To fix this problem, we installed a new sump pump with a lid so the water cannot evaporate back into the air. 

Now that Dr Energy Saver by Eco Energy Solutions has come in and installed a new sump pump, this home owner will not have to worry about his humiditiy issue again!

Fogarty's Home Services was contacted by this Windsor, CT homeowner to help make his basement warmer. This home has poured concrete basement walls that are perpetually cold - about 17°F cooler than we like the interior of our homes, due to being below ground level. In the winter, the part of the foundation that sticks up above the ground is much colder than that. Heat moves from more to less. The dense concrete has a lot of mass and heat from the basement constantly flows into and through the wall by conduction. You can never heat them up. Heat that comes off the heater and hot water heater was being wasted - lost into the cold concrete, instead of warming the basement and floors above it. In the summer, warm humid air from outside hits the cold basement walls and condensation forms, supporting mold. This is why the homeowner's basement and floors above the basement were cold. Fogarty's Home Services made this home more comfortable by installing foam insulation board is on the basement walls with Dr. Energy Saver's proprietary Foam-site fasteners. But not just any foam - Polyisocyanurate foam has the flame retardant properties to satisfy building codes to leave it exposed in a basement - unlike expanded or extruded polystyrene foam (EPS, XPS). In addition, the "polyiso" board has a foil facing to reflect heat so the insulation isn't doing all the work by itself. This happy customer will now have a warmer basement and much warmer floors.