Ohio County, WV Attic & Crawl Space Insulation

Neven did a search through Home Advisor looking for a contractor to help him make his in-laws home more comfortable.  They could not use the upstairs because it was uncomfortable year round.  He said he was going to have many contractors view the property because he didn't have much experience with insulation or attics.  After having three different evaluations done on the home, he decided to hire Home Environment Solutions because we were knowledgeable, honest, and he felt that our process was explained better and made more sense than the others.

Zach, Cameron, and Derrick were there for two days.  They started by removing all of the old, torn, batted insulation out of the attic so it was prepared for the new, fresh, and clean insulation.  They installed a David Lewis attic pull down hatch cover and provided insulation and air seal of the hatch.  The cover is made with 4" SilverGlo EPS foam board insulation.  Next, they reduced the air and heat leakage through the kitchen soffit, and constructed an air tight cap over the top of open soffit and seal with Zypfoam.  Finally they air sealed and insulated ethe attic assembly sealing all accessible penetrations and top plates with expanding ZypFoam and then Blew in the brand new cellulose insulation.

Neven said he had never seen the attic so clean and was very impressed that it only took two days to do all of the work.  His mom Kathy was very happy to finally be able to use her whole house all year long.

Chris had a very large crawlspace that was a dirt floor and unusable.  It is a newer home and he wanted to make sure he did everything he could do to maintain the health and comfort of his home.  He was referred to Home Environment Solutions through a friend and called us for a free evaluation.

When Specialist, Mark, went to evaluate the home, he found out that Chris also had issues with cold floors in his main living space.  It was recommended that Chris encapsulate his crawlspace to give him the comfort he was looking for and to also reduce the chances of mold growing in the area.

The production team quickly got to work encapsulating the floors, putting SilverGlo on the walls, and sealing any gaps with spray foam.  The end result gave Chris much warmer floors in the living area, and also a clean and usable storage space which ended up being bonus!

Kathy in Wheeling WV had lived in her home for 30 years.  She wanted to update her home due to having some comfort issues on the main living area of her home.  Also, after so many years, she had outgrown her home with memories, decorations, and other items.

As you can see in the pictures, instead of storing falling insulation, broken doors, and ripped thin plastic, she now has a nice clean area to store all of her items.  Also, the comfort of her main floor in no longer cold where the insulation was missing.

Check out more photos in our Before and After section.  

The home owners discovered severe mold in the attic of their home and were referred to Home Environment Solutions by somebody in their church who had used us in the past with good results. 

Mark came to inspect the attic and diagnose the problem.  He has multiple certifications in mold removal, indoor air quality, building science and has been a general contractor for thirty years. 

During the inspection Mark found fiberglass insulation that had been improperly installed.  In addition many air leaks from the living space to the attic were found.  He proposed a solution to fix their problems once and for all.

The first part of the project was to remove all of the mold.  The crew removed all of the old fiberglass insulation and discarded it.  Home Environment Solutions has a team of Certified Mold Re-mediators who are trained to properly remediate attic mold.

After the attic mold removal the entire attic was air sealed.  Next they installed TruSoft PVC soffit baffle system along the perimeter of the soffit for proper ventilation and to prevent insulation from migrating into the soffit. This product meets new EnergyStar requirement.  Last the team blew in TruSoft Cellulose Insulation to R60. 

The homes attic was mold free and with all of the underlying problems fixed it is fixed once and for all.  The home owners said that the home is much warmer in the winter and for the first time ever they are able to keep it cool in the summer. 

Check out our Before and After photos for more!

Mary Ann is a repeat customer of ours.  She called us a couple years ago to insulate her attic and kept our number in case she ever needed us again.  Little did she know she would.  Her unfinished basement and garage is used for storage.  She moved some items around and found spots on her block wall and on the drywall.

Russ, our mold expert was happy to see her again and help her with her new issue.  His evaluation discovered she had extremely high humidity in her basement.  He suggested the following and our production team went to work....

We cut and removed the drywall and use a solution to treat the 2x4's to get rid of all of the mold.  Then installed CleanSpace and trim around the glass block windows with white PVC wall capping.  Finally, we installed a Sanidry Sedona with stand in the basement to handle any future humidity issues she had.

Mary Ann was once again pleased with our work and referred two of her friends to use us for their mold needs as well.

George had lived many years in his home in Wheeling Wv near Oglebay when he called us because he had a hard time keeping his garage warm. He spent most of the winter months working and restoring older cars so he needed it to be warm and dry. When we got into the attic of the garage we noticed that there wasn't any insulation. We air sealed any gaps and blew in Cellulose to a R60. He was very happy with how easy it was to keep his garage warm and how low his energy bills were. 

Homeowner David of Wheeling, WV lost part of his gutter after a horrible windstorm. While talking to his neighbor they had recommended calling Gutter Shutter by Home Environment Solutions to bring out the Gutter Shutter crew. David called Christie, our customer specialist, to set up an appointment. Russ, our consultant, went to the home for a free evaluation and estimate. Russ proposed that David replace his old gutters with new Gutter Shutter gutters that are seamless, don't clog, will never sag, and there's a lifetime warranty. Tony's installation team had his new Gutter Shutter gutters up in one day! David was impressed it only took the guys one day to do the job! 

Becky called because the upstairs of her Wheeling, WV home was not comfortable.  Home Environment Solutions sent Russ to inspect Becky's home.  He found all of the normal problems that come with a cape cod.   

The trusses under the floor was left open to the uninsulated attic allowing warm heated air to escape.   

The HES team came and installed blocking in the attic to stop the air loss of air and heat.   

David needed to upgrade his insulation the attic of his Wheeling, WV home.   He called Home Environment Solutions and set up a free in home estimate.    The home needed old insulation removed, air sealed and new blown in cellulose.  David also agreed that encapsulating the duct system would be a good investment to stop heat loss from the furnace.    

Kevin called Home Environment Solutions to set up a free in home energy audit.  He was having problems keeping his home comfortable and his heating bills low.   Home Environment Solutions sent out the teams insulation expert, Russell Jenkins, to see what was needed to help Kevin.   

The HES team arrived and removed the old inefficient pink insulation and got to work.   The team air sealed the attic to stop air leaking form the house.   The next step was to blow in a deep layer of cellulose insulation.   

Kevin's house will now stay more comfortable with lower energy bills.