Before & After Photos

Fogarty's Home Services replaced the old dirty attic insulation to get the attic clean and ready for proper air sealing and insulation of clean fresh TruSoft Cellulose insulation in Wethersfield, CT.  As you can see in the before photo the old batt insulation was loose and not properly insulating this homeowner's attic for home efficiency. 

This homeowner in Wethersfield, CT called us hoping that we would be able to replace her windows. They were old and inefficient, and they just needed replacement. Some rooms are more drafty on windy days because older, poorly insulated window assemblies get loose over time. Some rooms are also drafty on cold days, even if there isn’t any wind, because of a convective loops. Convective loops occur when the air the homeowner pays to heat their home rises. Heat moves from more to less. When this warm air hits relatively colder surfaces, like the ceiling and walls, it loses its heat it and falls. This creates a constant looping circulation pattern that they feel as a draft. Older windows that are poorly installed and have poor insulation take even more heat from the air around the windows, which accelerates the looping air and makes the room feel even more drafty. Results: Cold and drafty rooms in the winter, high heating bills.

We were able to help this customer by utilizing our Sunrise double-hung replacement windows. The airtight design and construction of the Sunrise window provides the lowest air infiltration rates in the industry. Sunrise windows have vinyl welded frames and sashes. They are not screwed together so there is no room for air to leak through. The windows are made with triple weather strip barrier, 50% more than other windows. And the weather strips are made of Mylar that is denser and more resilient to temperature changes than competitive materials. Sunrise windows are made to tighter sash mechanism tolerances, and their manufacturing equipment is continually calibrated for consistent product quality. For additional infiltration resistance, each Dr. Energy Saver window built by Sunrise is wrapped with ¼” open cell polyurethane foam to insulate the space between the window and the home’s frame. This extra insulation helps to stop drafts and heat loss. Results: Warmer and less drafty rooms in the winter, lower heating and cooling bills.

This homeowner in Windsor, CT wanted to reduce drafts and humidity in the basement.  Rim joists are often uninsulated which allows cold dry air to enter the home in the winter and warm humid air to enter in the summer.  Our team used our closed-cell polyurethane spray foam insulation to air seal and insulate the rim joist.  Our spray foam has an insulation value of R7 per inch.  The foam expands ensuring all cracks and gaps are sealed to prevent outside air from entering.  The homeowner will have warmer floors, their home will be more comfortable and easier to heat and cool.

Stopping air leakage at the top of the house is a priority when it comes to making a home more comfortable.  Can lights are holes in the ceiling which allow air to leak into the attic between the fixture and the drywall.  Air leaks through the fixture itself due to the many holes and seams in it.  Most can lights are not rated to have insulation against them because of the fire hazard when the fixture gets hot.  

We installed our Dr. Energy Saver TiteShell can light covers.  We used our expanding foam to make these lights air tight.  These covers are safe from the fire hazards of hot bulbs and fixtures allowing cellulose insulation to be blown into the attic.

Thanks to Dr. Energy Saver by Eco Energy Solutions, air will no longer leak through this can light, and we can now safely blow in our cellulose around it.

This home owner in Windsor, CT had called us to come out to her home and check out her basement. One thing that we have to know when dealing with basements is that this area of the house is where a lot of air infiltration occurs. Due to the rim joist not being insulated or air sealed, she definitely had a problem. To fix this, our crew went down there and sprayed the rim joist with a 2-part expanding poly foam. This will seal up all the cracks and opening in the rim joist and help stop conduction loss by giving it some much needed insulation. Now this home owner will no long have to worry about her cold floors in the winter!