Dave Hoh's Home Comfort & Energy Experts Before & After Photos

In Brick, NJ, a homeowner was struggling with discomfort in their home and sought a solution to improve both comfort and attic storage. They wanted a clean, organized attic space free from dust and the risk of deterioration for stored items. Our solution was to install a SuperDeck system, which provides both proper insulation and functional storage. We began by adding 4 inches of SilverGlo insulation boards to the attic floor and sealing the space to maximize energy efficiency. Next, we installed wooden decking over the SilverGlo, creating a durable, insulated storage platform. To further enhance the home's efficiency, we sealed the ducts and applied TruSoft cellulose insulation in non-decked areas. The result is a more comfortable, energy-efficient home with a properly insulated and practical attic storage solution.

Leaky, uninsulated ducts in a Brick, NJ attic were causing year-round discomfort and driving up energy bills. The leaks allowed conditioned air to escape through the supply ducts and pulled dirty attic air into the return ducts, reducing indoor air quality. Poorly insulated ducts were causing conditioned air to lose its temperature due to seasonal fluctuations in the attic. To fix these issues, we sealed the ducts with mastic tape, insulated them with SilverGlo foam boards secured with ZypFoam sealant, and air-sealed the attic floor. Finally, we added the optimal R-60 value of insulation for improved comfort and energy efficiency throughout the home.

This attic kneewall was allowing large amounts of air to pour into the home from this garage attic. The thin yellow fiberglass hanging from the wall is not air sealing the inside of the home or providing an effective insulation barrier. Sheathing the wall with 2" polyisocyanurate reflective foam board will both air seal and create a proper insulation barrier between the garage and the house by covering the fiberglass on the wall, allowing the fiberglass to now function like the manufacturer intended. Cellulose insulation also pictured on the attic flat to insulate the attic flat properly.

This customer's home in Brick, NJ wasn't keeping them comfortable during this hot summer. It was due to the lack of insulation in their attic that was letting a large amount of conditioned air escape the inside of the home. Not air sealing your attic can cost you and your family money in energy, and can cost you your comfort in your own home. Upping the value of this customer's insulation to R-60(resistance to heat flow) maximizes the efficiency of the insulation and will keep air from leaking out through the top of the house. 

This customer in Brick, NJ just had a new HVAC system installed by another company that does HVAC work.  Unfortunately, this company did not really care about the efficiency of the ducts that were supposed to carry the system's air into the home.  And the brand new system that was installed, was effectively useless.  The homeowners did not feel any more comfortable than they did before, defeating the purpose of installing a new system to get more comfortable.  

Unsure of what to do now, the customer reached out to Dr. Energy Saver Jersey Shore for any solutions to his problem.  We had just the thing, encapsulating their ducts with 2" of reflective polyiso board and 2" of expanding spray foam to fully seal one of the leakiest parts of the system.  Encapsulating these ducts will protect the conditioned air that the system is creating by completely air seal ensuring them so none will leak out into the attic before it gets to the inside of your house.  Additionally, now that the air is being kept in the ducts, it is also insulated by 2" of foam with an R-Value(resistance to heat movement) of R-13, rather than just an 1/8" piece of sheet metal with virtually no R-Value.  This left the system operating more efficiently while making a tremendous difference in comfort in the home.