Before & After Photos

Attic insulation in this customer's home was old and very dirty. Over many years, it sat there collecting dirt, dust, pollen, bugs, rodent feces (from mice, squirrels, bats, etc.), bird droppings and nests of all kinds of undesirable things. It's possible that old insulation like this can be moved aside for a proper air sealing job that must be done prior to adding enough TruSoft™ blown cellulose insulation to today's standards - but we removed the old, nasty insulation from our customer's home so she could start fresh. Fogarty's Home Services conducted the unpleasant task of removing the damaged, soiled insulation in her attic. The batt insulation was bagged and then the attic was vacuumed to remove pieces, parts and dust. Loose fill insulation was also vacuumed with a giant vacuum located outside with giant filter bags and a very long, fat hose. Result - Now our customer's attic is clean! It's ready for proper air sealing and installation of clean, new, fresh TruSoft™ cellulose insulation or one of our other Dr. Energy Saver strategies to make her home comfortable and energy efficient.

This homeowner in Enfield, CT called us after an energy evaluation found that she had insufficient insulation in the basement. When our Home Comfort Specialist arrived, he noted that she had fiberglass insulation in her rim joist. The “rim joist” is the perimeter of the floor framing system along the exterior of the house. The joints and gaps between all the framing members allow for a lot of air leakage into the house. The rim joist is seldom insulated and never air sealed. Basement ceiling insulation, especially fiberglass batts, doesn’t stop the flow of cold air into your home. Results - cold floors, drafty, uncomfortable rooms, cold basement/lower level, higher heating and cooling bills and more condensation in the basement or crawl space in the summer.

Our team consulted with the homeowner to create an action plan. Our plan involved using spray foam to insulate the rim joist. Two part expanding spray foam is installed on rim joist and over sill plate to seal all air leaks from the outside and insulate this important area of your home. Our spray foam has a high insulation value per inch of R7, and because it expands, it seals all cracks and gaps and joints where air from the outside enters your home. Results - warmer floors, less drafts, more comfortable rooms, your house is easier to heat and costs less to heat, less summertime condensation on cold basement surfaces.

This homeowner in Enfield, CT called us hoping that we would be able to help him insulate his basement. When our Home Comfort Specialist arrived, he noted that the home had extremely inefficient basement windows. Air leaked around them, meaning that no matter how great the insulation there was, there would still be points in the home where the conditioned air came out and the outside air came in. 

Fogarty's Home Services was able to help this customer. We installed Everlast™ high efficiency vinyl windows. They are double pane glass with a special coating to reduce heat flow. The framing is made from vinyl, which will never rust or rot. They are a perfect addition to this homeowner's basement -- and will work with our other solutions to keep his home comfortable for years to come! 

This homeowner in Enfield, CT called us hoping that we would be able to help her with her attic's issues. One of the many problems was that her attic was extremely susceptible to temperature changes, being very hot in the summer and very cold in the winter. This affected the duct system in her home.  Attics are the extreme opposite temperature of the air the ducts are trying to distribute to the rooms. They are 30˚F in winter when the air in the duct is 120˚F, and 125˚F in summer, when the air inside the duct is 55˚F. These ducts were very poorly insulated with fiberglass insulation - and air passes right through fiberglass. In winter the attic cools the duct and air in it. So instead of having 120˚F air that the homeowner paid to heat coming out of the registers into the rooms, it may be only 90˚F - making the occupants uncomfortable. The furnace also ran longer to heat the home - which cost them money. In the summer, the 120˚F + attic heats the ducts and air in them, and instead of 55˚F air that they paid to cool coming into the rooms, it may be 70˚ - reheated by the ducts in their hot attic. The AC has to run longer to make the home comfortable. Ducts have lots of joints, gaps and holes. These are not only air leaks into the vented attic when the air handler is OFF, but they are POWERED air leaks when it’s on. Air the homeowner paid to heat and cool was  leaking out of the ducts into the attic and was lost! Result - Uncomfortable rooms, some rooms (farther from the air handler) won’t heat/cool, higher fuel and electric bills, more dust, more noise.

We had the perfect solution for this customer. We were able to seal and insulate the ducts right over the existing insulation with 1” of closed cell foam insulation. Air cannot leak through the foam. Not only does Tite ‘n’ True Foam Duct Encapsulation have a superior R-value per inch, but it recovers some insulation value from the existing duct wrap by making it air tight. Any inaccessible areas on the bottom of ducts can’t be sprayed with foam, luckily, this solution was combined with TruSoft™ blown insulation. This means that the ducts were substantially buried in cellulose insulation as well. Now, when the furnace or air conditioner heats or cools the air, that heating/cooling is delivered to the  rooms without loss along the way! Results - More comfortable rooms, warmer in winter and cooler in summer, less dust/noise, lower fuel/electric bills, longer furnace/AC equipment life.

This homeowner in Manchester, CT called us hoping that we would be able to replace his bulkhead door. Water was leaking through it, and it was rusty. 

Luckily, Fogarty's Home Services was able to help this homeowner. We were able to install a beautiful new bulkhead door that was the correct size for the pre-existing concrete. We caulked around the edges and installed flashing behind the door to ensure a tight fit.  Combining this with our other solutions ensures that this homeowner will have a safe, warm, and dry basement for years to come!