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This homeowner in Andover, CT called us hoping we would be able to help her replace her attic insulation. She was having a mold issue as well as heat loss. 

Before we were able to help this customer make their home more comfortable, we had to first remove the old insulation. The batt insulation was bagged and then the attic was vacuumed to remove pieces, parts and dust. Result - Now the attic is clean! We could then begin our other treatments and solutions to help this homeowner stay comfortable in her home for years to come! 

This homeowner in Andover, CT called us with concerns about the insulation in his home being inefficient, causing high energy bills. When our Home Comfort Specialist arrived, one of the things he noted was the fact that there were large gaps around the chimney with no insulation. The building code requires that no combustible materials, including wood framing and insulation, be within 2” of a masonry chimney. This has left millions of homes with an airspace from the basement or crawl space right to the attic. Air that the homeowner has paid to heat is continually leaking out of their home to the vented attic where it is lost. Results - a more drafty, uncomfortable house that’s harder to heat, higher fuel and electric bills.

Fogarty's Home Services' solution to this problem is simple. We do a "chimney wrap". First, the space between the wood framing and masonry is flashed with metal and then sealed airtight with special high temperature fire caulk. Then completely fireproof “Rock Wool” insulation panels are installed around the chimney so that our TruSoft™ cellulose insulation may be blown against the chimney. “Chimney Wrapping” leaves no gaps in the insulation around a chimney, and seals one of the biggest air leaks in a home. Results - Lower house air leakage, less heat loss, home is more comfortable and easier to heat - lower fuel bills.

This homeowner in Andover, CT called us with concerns about how expensive his energy bills have been. Our Home Comfort Specialist came out to see what he needed. One of the most obvious things to our team member was the fact that this homeowner had an uninsulated basement with poured concrete walls. Poured concrete basement walls are buried in the cool earth and are perpetually cold - about 17˚F cooler than we like the interior of our homes to be. In the winter the part of the foundation that sticks up above the ground is much colder than that. Heat moves from more to less. The dense concrete has a lot of mass and heat from the basement constantly flows into and through the wall by conduction. Homeowners with a furnace, boiler, or water heater in the basement need to know that the heat that comes off this equipment is wasted - lost into the cold concrete, instead of warming the basement and floors above it. In the summer, warm humid air from outside hits the cold basement walls and condensation forms, supporting mold. Results - cold basement, cold floors above the basement, higher fuel bills, more difficult to heat the house.

Luckily, Fogarty's Home Services had the perfect solution for this customer. Our solution is our Foamax insulation boards. Our Foamax polyisocyanurate (Polyiso) foam insulation board is installed on the basement walls with our proprietary Foam-Tite fasteners. But not just any foam - Foamax polyiso foam has the flame retardant properties to satisfy building codes to leave it exposed in a basement - unlike expanded or extruded polystyrene foam (EPS, XPS). In addition, the Foamax polyiso board has a foil facing to reflect heat so the insulation isn’t doing all the work by itself. Results - warmer, more comfortable basement, warmer floors above basement, less condensation in the summertime, lower fuel bills, house is easier to heat.

This homeowner in Andover, CT called us when he realized that his insulation in his basement was falling down. When our Home Comfort Specialist arrived at the home, he noticed that the basement windows in the home were old and not sealed. They were not energy efficient, and were part of the reason why the basement was so uncomfortable. Home builders paid little attention to the energy efficiency or looks of basement windows, often choosing the cheapest option available. This leaves most people with single pane glass windows with metal frames that let lots of cold air leak into your home. Single pane clear glass lets heat from the home escape by conduction through the cold glass. Metal is highly thermally conductive and a poor material for a window frame. And metal rusts in the damp environment near the ground. Perhaps the worst part is that these basement windows leak air - lots of it, because the house has lower air pressure at the bottom and sucks cold outside air into your home, causing a cold basement and cold floors above. And let’s face it, these windows are ugly. Results - cold basement, cold floors upstairs, drafts, higher fuel and electric bills, more condensation in the basement in the summertime, less comfortable home.

Fogarty's Home Services had the perfect solution for this homeowner. We utilized our Everlast™ High Efficiency Vinyl Window Inserts for this homeowner. The window sashes are removed and Everlast™ basement window inserts are installed and sealed airtight. They feature 2 panes of high performance “Low E” glass, which let’s visible light through but block most of the heat flow with a special metallic coating on the inside of both panes of glass. The sash features a vinyl frame - the perfect material for a window in the damp environment near the ground. The vinyl looks great and will never rust, rot or need paint. And your new efficient windows will look great! Results - warmer basement, warmer floors above the basement, less drafts, less condensation in summer, lower overall home air leakage, lower fuel and electric bills.