Spray Foam Insulation Before & After Photos

These Fairfax Virginia homeowners called us to see if we could make some uncomfortable rooms warmer this winter.  There were 2 specific rooms in their home that were above a crawl space and would get noticeably colder than other areas of the home.  Our Certified Home Performance Sales Pro Eric was able to identify several services that would help.  The crawl space was vented and allowing external air and temperatures to impact the home.  Additionally the existing insulation was not air sealed so that cold air coming through the vents was working into the home above.  We removed the existing fiberglass and Styrofoam insulation before using spray foam to seal up the uncontrolled air flow in the crawl space as well as insulate.  

There are many places in the frame of a home that can allow for external air and temperatures to impact the comfort inside of the home. This Fairfax Virginia home had cantilevers where the different levels of the home met and they were not insulated.  This lead to cold floors inside.  Our production crew removed the underside panels of the cantilever and used spray for to air seal and insulate.  

This Fairfax VA attic wall didn't stand a chance against outside temperatures without any insulation.  Spray foam was used to fill in between the framing to create a better air seal and insulate the attic space from the outside temperatures on the other side of the wall.  

The homeowner of this Fairfax Station historic home was looking for a way to lower their utility bills. The Comfenergy comfort and energy consultant provided a great solution that would lower utility bills all year round, and provide a great storage space in the attic!!  

Most attic insulation projects have several steps in the service to improve their performance.  Removal of old insulation, air sealing and new insulation installation are some of the most common options as was the case with this Fairfax Station home.  An often added step to promote even better performance is to encapsulate the HVAC ducts in an attic with spray foam.  Metal HVAC ducts running through a hot attic in the summer or a cold attic in the winter can have trouble effectively delivering heated or cooled air created by the HVAC system.  Spray Foam insulation protects the conditioned air by keeping the ducts from allowing attic temperatures to have an impact.