Home Environment Solutions serving West Newton, PA

Goran reached out because his single-story home felt drafty and uncomfortable, and energy bills were higher than they should have been. Even with one level of living space, temperatures weren’t consistent from room to room.

Our team air-sealed and insulated the attic, installed an insulated scuttle cover, and tightened up air leaks around top plates and attic penetrations. They finished by blowing in TruSoft Cellulose insulation. By stopping air and heat loss at the attic level, we helped keep conditioned air inside the home where it belongs.

Now, Goran’s home feels more comfortable year-round, temperatures are more stable, and energy costs are noticeably lower.

Emma of West Newton, PA called Gutter Shutter by Home Environment Solutions because she was having trouble with the gutters above her front door. Each time it rained the gutters would overflow and pour water all over her front door step. Water was even leaking into her living room. Gutter specialist, Russ spotted the problem right way when he was providing her with the free evaluation. Emma’s gutters and downspouts we're all clogged with old moldy leaves. Installation crew leader, Cameron and his team installed the Gutter Shutter system on Emma’s home. Gutter guards would keep the leaves out of the gutter and direct the water away from the house stopping the leaks under Emma’s door. 

Randy has lived in his large A-frame home for many years.  The home sits on a full crawl space that has caused many problems throughout the years.  In the winter the floors of the main level of his home were always ice cold and in the summer the home was damp and musty.  Randy had a spray foam company spray the underside of the floor which didn’t have much impact on the problems.  During a visit to the Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show, Randy found Home Environment Solutions and decided to have us reevaluate his crawlspace and comfort issues.   

Mark, who has over thirty years of experience as a general contractor and is a nationally certified mold remediation expert evaluated Randy’s home.  Mark asked Randy about everything he experienced in the home over the years and what he has tried to resolve his problems.  He said that he recently noticed cracks were developing above his interior doors and the main level floors were becoming a little bit bouncy.  Mark listened to all of his concerns and what he was hoping to accomplish and then begin his investigation in the crawl space.   

Bad news!  The crawl space was wet and some of the floor joists and main beam were rotting.   The spray foam that was installed was actually making things worse.  Not only was there comfort problems but structural problems were discovered.   The good news…Mark is trained on how to fix all of the problems with permanent solutions.   He came up with a detailed plan to correct everything and Randy excitedly agreed.

The restoration project was completed by three different Home Environment Solutions teams.  First, the mold removal team removed all of the spray foam and completely remediated the mold in the crawl space.  Once that was completed, the construction team came in to structurally reinforce the main supporting beams of the home and affected floor joists. Finally, the insulation team insulated and encapsulated the crawl space.  The walls were insulated with SilverGlo insulation board and CleanSpace encapsulation liner was installed throughout.  A SaniDry Sedona dehumidification was installed to insure the crawl space stays dry and safe for years to come preventing mold and rot.

The end result of the project was a home that no longer smelled musty in the summer, didn’t have a supporting structure that was rotting, the floors are much warmer in the winter and the utility costs are lower.  Randy the home owner was impressed from start to finish. “Great work!”