Before & After Photos

Fogarty's Home Services was contacted by this homeowner as she was experiencing a high level of condensation in her attic. This was causing her ceiling to stain and she had restless nights from trying to catch all the excess moisture into a bucket. Fogarty's home Services discovered that the homeowner's attic scuttle hole was leaky and uninsulated, causing excess moisture and a LOT of air that was leaking out. All this air leaving the top of the house was being replaced with cold outside air entering at the lower levels of her home, causing drafts, cold floors, and uncomfortable rooms that are hard to heat. 

We weather-stripped the attic scuttle cover to stop air leakage. We then insulated the cover with a SilverGlo™ foam insulation panel. SilverGlo™ has graphite infused into the foam which bumps up the R value (insulation value) by 24% over standard EPS foam. In addition, it has a radiant barrier on top to reflect heat from a hot summer attic. This very satisfied customer is now the proud owner of a more comfortable, less drafty home.. Her rooms are easier to heat and she'll have lower fuel and electric bills.

This homeowner called us because the attic insulation in his home was pretty nasty and ineffective. Over many years it  collected dirt, dust, pollen, bugs, and all kinds of undesirable things. Old insulation like this cannot be moved aside for a proper air sealing job that must be done prior to adding enough blown cellulose insulation to today’s standards.

Fogarty's Home Services conducted the unpleasant task of removing the damaged, soiled insulation in his attic.  Loose fill insulation was vacuumed with a giant vacuum located outside with giant filter bags and a very long, fat hose.

Result - Now this attic is clean! It’s ready for proper air sealing and installation of clean, new, fresh cellulose insulation or one of our other Dr. Energy Saver strategies to make your home comfortable and energy efficient.

Fogarty's Home Services received a call from the homeowner who was experiencing cold, drafty rooms near the attic hatch pull down stairs to his attic. Attic hatch pull down stairs are necessary to access your attic. The problem is that when closed, they leak a LOT of air that you paid to heat from your home to the vented attic where it is lost. All of this warm air leaving the top of the house is replaced with cold outside air entering at the lower levels of your home, causing drafts, cold floors and uncomfortable rooms that are hard to heat.

Fogarty's Home Services installed an exclusive "David Lewis Hatch Cover" (named for our engineer who developed it) that rests right over your pull down stairs. It stops air leakage and insulates over the stairs. Made of lightweight SilverGlo™ foam insulation, you just lift it aside to go up to your attic, and set it back in place when you leave. You don't see anything from the finished area of your home. SilverGlo™ foam insulation has graphite infused into the foam which bumps up the insulation value by 24% over standard EPS foam. It also has a radiant barrier (foil) on the flat lid to reflect heat back in during winter and out in the summer, so the insulation isn't doing all the work by itself. Now the homeowner has a tighter, more comfortable, less drafty home he'll notice. His rooms are easier to heat and he'll experience lower fuel and electric bills.

This customer in Coventry, CT called us with concerns he had about his basement insulation. When our Home Comfort Specialist arrived at the home, he identified several areas of concern. The largest was the insufficient insulation this homeowner had in his basement's rim joist. Not all of the rim joist was insulated, and when it was, it was with fiberglass -- notoriously insufficient insulation. The batts were falling apart and falling down, and they had rodents and other critters living in them. This customer also had issues with an uninsulated window that he had put a piece of plywood over. This did nothing to stop the outside air from coming through.

We took the old fiberglass insulation down. In its place, we installed two-part expanding spray foam insulation into the rim joist. This insulation expands to seal all the cracks, gaps, and joints in the rim joist. It has a high insulation value as well -- making sure that the basement kept the conditioned air inside.

Now, this basement will be comfortable for years to come! 

This customer purchased a home built in 1860.  They gutted the entire home to do major renovations.  Our team came in to ensure the home was properly insulated.  Once the walls were down to the studs, we put up Insulweb and dense packed every wall with cellulose to make the home more comfortable and energy efficient.