Insulation Services Before & After Photos

Ron was experiencing ice damming on his Winterville, Ohio home.  Ice Damming is caused by heat loss melting the snow on the roof, causing the water to accumulate on the cold areas and refreeze damaging the building and the gutters.   He called Home Environment Solutions for help. 

The HES team arrived and air sealed the attic to stop the heat loss and added insulation to the attic.      

Joe L. a Steubenville, OH homeowner discovered that his home never had any insulation, which resulted in an uncomfortable home with high energy costs.

Certified Comfort and Energy Specialist Mark O. designed a solution to drastically improve the comfort and utility costs.

Foreman Mike Y. and his team air sealed the attic and properly insulated it with cellulose insulation to R60 for optimum results. In the basement the team insulated the rim joist with SilverGlo insulation and foam insulation.

 The owner was happy to report to us that he now has a very comfortable and energy efficient home.

This Steubenville OH, home owner contacted Home Environment Solutions because he was experiencing home comfort issues.  His upstairs is too hot in the summer and his basement is too cold in the winter.  This is a very common complaint we hear at Home Environment Solutions and we were happy to help. 

We sent our certified home comfort specialist out to survey the situation and it quickly become apparent what needed done.  This homes attic insulation was old and insufficient. 

We sent out our professional installation crew to air seal and insulate using TrueSoft Cellulose insulation.  This will eliminate their comfort issues and cut there energy bill in half!

Owners Josh and Sydney called us to improve the comfort and efficiency of their 130 year old home.

 Upon inspection many deficiencies were discovered including very inadequate insulation, large air gaps and over 100 years of dirt and pest droppings.

 Foreman Mike Y. and his team first removed all of the insulation, dirt and debris out of the attic. Next they air sealed the attic and properly insulated with cellulose insulation to R60 to give the optimum results.

A Cape Cod home is a story-and-a-half design. Most Capes have second-floor bedrooms featuring 4-foot kneewalls and two sections of sloped ceiling. The sloped ceiling sections usually rise to meet a narrow horizontal ceiling in the center of the house. Most Capes have triangular attics behind the second-floor kneewalls and a tiny third-floor attic that is too cramped to stand up in. If you squeeze behind the kneewall in a Cape, you never know what you’ll see. You might see a space with no insulation at all — or perhaps just some thin insulation between the kneewall studs. You might see a space with insulation on the floor, but not along the roof slope.You might see a space with insulation everywhere — on the floor, between the studs of the kneewall, and following the roof slope — with all of the insulation in terrible shape.You will almost never see any attempts at air sealing work.

The basic problem with a Cape is that most examples have a poorly defined thermal boundary. Should the triangular attics behind the kneewalls be considered indoor space or outdoor space? From a building science perspective, the answer is clear — these attics should be inside the home’s thermal boundary. However, most builders don’t have the foggiest idea where the thermal boundary in a Cape belongs. That’s why builders and homeowners are always scratching their heads when they contemplate where to put the insulation in a Cape.

This is why you should call the professionals at Home Environment Solutions!