Comfenergy Before & After Photos

This home in Marshall VA needed an upgrade to the attic insulation it had.  The existing insulation was insufficient for the space and environment of the home and there was a lack of air sealing.  Our production team removed the existing insulation and applied air sealing to the attic floor before blowing in Tru Soft cellulose insulation to properly insulate the many HVAC ducts and the rest of the attic.  

This Charles Town, WV homeowner had issues with cold floors and freezing water lines during the winter. Comfenergy solved both by installing TerraBlock floor insulation, covered it with CleanSpace 20 mil vapor barrier, and insulated the walls with closed cell spray foam insulation.

Sometimes comfort and energy issues can be caused by leaky and poorly insulated HVAC ducting.  The before/after pics that follow show a duct that was poorly insulated, running through a cold attic in the winter.  Hot air was leaking into the attic instead of going to the room to deliver the hot air.  Plus there was little to no insulation on it which was "cooling down" the heated air making it less efficient.

Comfenergy sealed the ducting and insulated it with an R13, closed cell spray foam.  This seals the duct leakage and insulates it to better than the existing code (R8)

This home in Charles Town WV was designed with several cantilevers.  A cantilever ("a long projecting beam or girder fixed at only one end") is part of the home that hangs out from the walls of the home.  The cantilevers of this home were uninsulated and therefore allowed the outside temperature to impact the air and comfort of the inside rooms connected.  Our Home Performance Sales Pro Greg determined that the use of spray foam to insulate the cantilever would help solve this problem.  The lower cover of the cantilever was removed by our production crew and then spray foam was used to fill in the hollow space inside.  

One of the biggest culprits of heat loss in the winter (and high energy bills) is recessed can lights that back to the attic.  The attic is outside the home and the top floor in inside the home.  These can lights are 6" holes in the ceiling that allow heated air out of the home. Covering them and sealing them keeps the heated air in longer and lower the usage of the heating system.