Before & After Photos

The old thinking in crawl space construction was to vent the crawl space and create the thermal boundary (insulation layer) at the crawl space ceiling. It doesn’t work. Insulation is pulled by gravity away from the sub floor you’re supposed to be insulating. The same cold air under the insulation flows into the space on top of it - rendering the insulation useless. As the insulation gets heavier with moisture content, it falls away from the sub floor even more and can even fall to the floor. Fiberglass batt insulation has paper facing and organic material in the resin used to set the fibers into a batt - both are mold food. Results - mold, smelly insulation that is not providing any insulation value and has sagged or even fallen.

Dr. Energy Saver® will remove existing fiberglass batts from your crawl space. It’s not fun laying on your back in a tight (dirt) crawl space. Insulation has hostile fibers when it’s disturbed. The insulation is very bulky and takes up a tremendous amount of space in trucks and our dumpsters which must be emptied. But it’s necessary to have a healthy home in the end. Result - now your crawl space is ready to be fixed properly with other Dr. Energy Saver solutions. The thermal boundary will likely be moved to the crawl space walls and vents eliminated. No more nasty fiberglass

This customer in Westfield, MA called us with concerns about her crawl space. She had an abundance of mold in her dining room, and a sagging floor. A thorough inspection revealed excess moisture under the home was causing a variety of problems including mold and rotting wood.   Fogarty's Home Services recommended a CleanSpace™ Encapsulation System - with Drainage Matting, TerraBlock™ Floor Insulation and SilverGlo™ Insulation on the

Walls.  We were able to reduce the moisture affecting the organic wooden structures above, replace the rotted wood and Fix this Uncomfortable Home!

This homeowner in Westfield, MA called us hoping that she would be able to get some help with her insulation. When we came out to the home, we noted that her basement did not have an insulated exterior door. Steps from the basement to the outdoors are convenient, but the (metal) hatch doors that cover them are completely uninsulated and leak lots of air. Cold winter air gets sucked into the home continually in winter. In summer, warm humid air enters the basement and causes condensation on cool floor, wall and duct surfaces. Results - Cold basement, cold floors on first floor, drafts, higher heating fuel costs, condensation in summer, higher electric costs for A/C.

We had the perfect solution for this customer. In this solution, proper framing is installed and a new insulated exterior door with weather stripping and locking knob is installed. Now “inside” the house is inside the door, and “outside” is outside the door, so it doesn’t matter that the hatch door is uninsulated and leaks air. Result - warmer basement and floors over the basement, drier basement in summer, lower fuel and electric costs, less drafts, house easier to heat, more security.

This homeowner in Westfield, MA called us hoping we could replace part of his rim joist and sill plate. They had had an inspection, and a 30-foot section in the back of the home had been identified as a problem. Humidity had destroyed it, and it needed to be replaced. At the same time, they wanted their insulation replaced. In addition to the humidity problem, they had a rodent issue that they wanted addressed.

We had the perfect solution for this customer! We utilized two-part expanding spray foam. We insulated the rim joist (the perimeter of the floor framing system along the exterior of the home). We spray this foam in the rim joist and over the sill plate. Insulating the rim joist in this way seals all air leaks -- filling in the cracks and gaps that are present there. This prevents outside air from getting into the home. The homeowner is now very happy, and he is much more comfortable in his home! 

This homeowner in Westfield, MA originally called us looking for help with his basement insulation. He was having home comfort and humidity issues. He also had a rodent issue that needed to be addressed. When our Home Comfort Specialist came out to the home, he noted that there was no door after the bulkhead door -- meaning that there was no barrier between the outside air and the interior of the home. 

We had the perfect solution for this customer. In this solution, we installed an insulated exterior door. The proper framing is installed, followed by a new door with a locking knob. Result - warmer basement and floors over the basement, drier basement in summer, lower fuel and electric costs, less drafts, house easier to heat, more security.