Job Stories

We recently worked on a project in Sea Girt, NJ, where a homeowner needed proper insulation for their small attic. After removing the old insulation and air sealing the attic, we installed TruSoft Cellulose insulation to achieve the optimal R-value of R-60. Despite the attic's challenging truss configuration, our experienced crew navigated it seamlessly. Now, this homeowner enjoys a more comfortable and energy-efficient home.

The basement and small crawl space of a homeowner in Atlantic Highlands, NJ, are afflicted by insufficient insulation and air leakage, resulting in cold floors, discomfort, and increased energy costs. Upon examination of the exposed exterior basement walls, it's evident that they lack insulation to prevent air infiltration through the porous cinder block walls. Without proper sealing of the rim joists, the homeowner will continue to experience drafts, cold floors, and various other issues stemming from inadequate air sealing. Upon inspection of the small crawl space, we identified the same issues. Want to know how we can enhance the comfort of your home? It's simple! With our expertise in building science and premium materials, we can make this home—or any home—more comfortable and energy-efficient. Just ask us how.

During an inspection of a crawl space in Atlantic Highlands, NJ, we found uninsulated walls and old, leaky windows. The porous cinderblock walls show signs of moisture and air infiltration, and the windows provide no benefits. Our team can address these issues by installing SilverGlo foam blocks over the windows and sealing them with expanding foam. We'll then insulate the walls with SilverGlo foam boards and spray foam the rim joists to complete the sealing and insulation of the crawl space.

During a recent free home evaluation in Atlantic Highlands, NJ, we found that the attic had inadequate insulation. Our team identified several bare spots with little to no insulation. Further inspection showed that the attic was not properly air sealed, with gaps of a quarter inch or more along the top plates, allowing conditioned air to escape back into the attic. This lack of insulation and air sealing not only wastes energy and raises the homeowner’s bills but also creates an uncomfortable living environment. Our goal is to help homeowners reduce energy costs while improving comfort and indoor air quality.

In Little Silver, NJ, a homeowner was struggling with uncomfortable second-floor rooms. We found that the interior wall between the attached garage and living space had inadequate insulation. This poor insulation allowed conditioned air to escape into the attic, while hot or cold attic air seeped into the home, causing the second floor to become hot in summer and drafty in winter. This is a common issue in homes with attached garages, where homeowners unknowingly end up paying to condition their garage attic. If you’re seeking improved comfort and lower energy bills, contact us today—we can help.

A homeowner in Red Bank, NJ had a bedroom that was too cold in the winter and too hot in the summer. They also had other rooms in the house that were uncomfortably cold and drafty or hot depending on the season. Our team inspected the owner’s attic and found older fiberglass insulation with a complex Kneewall system. The attic Kneewall and other Kneewall that wrapped around two rooms were completely lacking the proper insulation. We first sealed the rim joists in both Kneewalls by using spray foam to eliminate the outside air from leaking into the rooms or house. Our SilverGlo foam insulation is then installed under the rafters up the Kneewall and sealed at the seams with our orange ZypFoam sealant. The purpose of our SilverGlo foam insulation is to reflect the roofs heat out during the summer and house heat back in during the winter. After finishing the Kneewalls our team moved back into the main attic area to spray foam the rim joists. Then we installed our Foamax insulation boards on the underside of the roof deck to create a thermal barrier. Using our orange ZypFoam sealant our crew sealed the gaps and seems of the Foamax insulation and air sealed the attic. Finally we dense pack behind the Foamax, blowing-in our TruSoft Cellulose insulation in between the joist bay walls. Our customer now enjoys a comfortable house and lower fuel/electric bills.

We are inspecting an attic in Fair Haven, NJ that suffers from poor ventilation and inadequate air sealing. The fiberglass insulation is dirty and stuffed into the soffits, preventing proper attic ventilation. Upon pulling back the insulation, we discovered that the top plates are not air-sealed, causing conditioned air from the rooms below to leak into the attic. The dirty insulation often indicates this issue. By adding vent baffles, air sealing the attic floor with ZypFoam sealant, and installing TruSoft cellulose insulation to an R-value of R-60, we can help the homeowner save on energy bills and make their home more comfortable.

In Fair Haven, NJ, a homeowner was dealing with cold rooms, inadequate attic insulation, and a shortage of storage space. After inspection, we found that conditioned air was leaking into the attic, leading to higher energy bills. We fixed this by insulating the adjoining walls using SilverGlo foam boards and sealing them with orange ZypFoam. Additionally, we sealed the attic floor with ZypFoam and created retaining walls to contain TruSoft cellulose insulation. To finish, we installed SilverGlo foam boards in the attic storage area, covered them with wooden planks, screwed the wooden planks to the floor and sealed the seams with ZypFoam. As a result, the homeowner now enjoys a more comfortable and energy-efficient home with attic storage space.

While inspecting an attic in Fair Haven, NJ, we found that the uninsulated pull-down staircase was leaking significant amounts of air, causing energy loss. This air leakage leads to cold, drafty rooms that are hard to heat, increases overall home air leakage, and raises heating and cooling costs. The homeowner wanted additional storage space, so we installed 4-inch SilverGlo insulation boards on the attic floor and added wooden decking over the insulation to improve the floor's energy efficiency. We also sealed and tightened the entrance framing to ensure proper weather stripping. Finally, we installed a 4-inch thick David Lewis Hatch Cover, which is tightly air-sealed, making the home more energy-efficient, less drafty, easier to heat, and helping to lower fuel and electric bills.

Our customer complained their house in Spring Lake, NJ, had cold and drafty rooms. The homeowner stated that their house was too cold during the winters. Also the homeowner suggested during windy conditions the house would become even more uncomfortable. Many older homes like this 100 year old house were built with no insulation in the exterior walls. Nearly all walls leak air, insulated or not, causing drafts. The cold wall surface cools interior air which then sinks and travels across the floor and up the warmer interior wall, and across the ceiling back to the exterior wall. This is called a “convective loop” and makes rooms feel even draftier. Our solution must be to eliminate the convective loop by insulating the exterior walls. To accomplish this we must temporarily remove the siding of the house and drill small holes through the wall sheathing. Next we must fasten the fill tube by inserting it up and down into the small hole to dense pack the exterior wall cavities. We use our TruSoft Cellulose insulation to dense pack and insulate the exterior walls. Our Cellulose insulation is environmentally safe and is treated to be highly fire, mold and pest resistant. Finally, the holes are plugged and the siding is put back on the house exterior walls. The results of insulating the exterior walls are a less drafty, warmer, quieter and a lower fuel/electric bill.