Spray Foam to Seal & Insulate Leaky, Poorly Insulated Rim Joists in Manchester, CT

This Manchester, CT customer reached out to Fogarty's Home Services for a Free Home Energy Evaluation to determine why her home was experiencing drafts and coldness. One of the issues we found was leaky & poorly insulated rim joists. 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 batt insulation, doesn't stop the flow of cold air into the home. This explains why our customer had a drafty, cold house. To fix our customer's uncomfortable home, we installed two-part expanding spray foam on the rim joists and over sill plate to seal all air leaks from the outside and insulate the area. Fogarty's Home Services uses a Dr. Energy Saver spray foam with a high insulation value per inch of R7, and because it expands, it seals all cracks, gaps, and joints where air from the outside enters your home. Now our happy customer will feel the results, which include warmer floors, less drafts, more comfortable rooms, and lower energy bills.