Insulation Services Before & After Photos

A customer in Toms River, NJ, had a poorly insulated, vented crawl space. This type of crawl space allows outside air to enter, leading to temperature fluctuations in the home and the risk of mold due to condensation. By sealing the vents and walls with SilverGlo foam boards, spray foaming the rim joists, and installing a vapor barrier on the floor, we can resolve these issues and improve the home's comfort.

A homeowner in Toms River, NJ, was struggling with year-round comfort issues, with a drafty home in winter and excessive warmth in summer. During our free home evaluation, we identified several problems in the attic, including insufficient insulation, leaky ducts, inadequate air sealing, and a lack of baffle vents for proper ventilation. To resolve these issues, we air-sealed the attic, repaired the ducts, installed baffle vents, and upgraded the insulation with TruSoft cellulose to an optimal R-60 value. Now, the home is both significantly more comfortable and energy-efficient.

This homeowner in Toms River, NJ, had inadequate insulation, uninsulated, leaky ducts, and an unsealed attic, resulting in discomfort and higher energy bills. To address these issues, we encapsulated the ducts with SilverGlo foam boards and air-sealed the attic. With the attic and ducts properly sealed, we draft-blocked part of the decking to create storage for the homeowner while sealing the rest. Finally, we blew in TruSoft cellulose insulation to achieve the optimal R-60 value, making their home more comfortable, energy-efficient, and healthier.

Everyone needs access to their attic, but poorly insulated attic pull-down stairs, like in this Toms River, NJ home, can lead to significant conditioned air loss. This means the homeowner is wasting money to condition unused attic space. At Dave Hoh’s Home Comfort & Energy Experts, we address this issue by reinforcing the frame with additional wood and air-sealing the seams with ZypFoam. We then install weather stripping and the David Lewis Hatch Cover, a radiant foam barrier made from SilverGlo foam insulation. This material, infused with graphite, increases insulation value by 24% compared to standard EPS foam. The radiant barrier reflects heat back in winter and out in summer, reducing the workload on the insulation. By installing the airtight David Lewis Hatch Cover, homeowners will have a more comfortable, energy-efficient home with lower energy bills.

Before picture shows a typical attic heating, cooling and duct system. The main metal trunks and plenums are not sealed and only have a 1/2" liner inside. The results are in the summer when the system is trying to deliver approx 57 degree air through ducts, that are heating up to 130 degree surface temperatures, they lose a tremendous amount of energy. In this case the system was not keeping up with demand on hotter days.   The opposite is true in winter- ducts try to deliver 110 degree air through ducts that are cooling down to 30 degrees or less. The after picture shows  Duct Encapsulation, the duct system is sealed and insulated with approx 3" of closed cell spray foam. This impoved the peformance of the duct system by 40% or more and now the system keeps up even on the hottest days!!  If you have a modern system it makes sense to upgrade ducts, instead of installing a larger more expensive system to solve the problem.