Before & After Photos

This project involved insulating a 3 season room in a home in Spencer, NY.

3 inches of closed cell foam was sprayed to the roof deck.  Though it can't be seen here, the walls were sprayed with 2 inches of foam.  This room will now be more comfortable all year around.

Since attics are vented, we should think of them thermally as outside in the winter. Because of the suns radiant heat in the summer, they are much worse than outside, reaching 140 degrees on the summer days. Clearly, we need to keep an absolute boundary between our living space and the attic so inside air doesn't move to the attic in the heating season, and heat doesn't pass up through our ceilings in winter, and down from our ceilings in the hot summer. To reduce overall air leakage, the attic is the first priority because warm air rises to the top of the house and finds any and all holes to leak out into the cold vented attic and is lost. Holes, gaps and joints include between drywall and framing at the top of walls, around pipes, wires, chimneys, electric boxes, fixtures, ducts, ceiling grilles and joints in framing. The reason cold air leaks in from the outside into the lower levels of the house is that warm air (the air you pay to heat in the winter) leaked out of the top and created a suction at the bottom. Attics are dramatically under-insulated compared to today's standards. 

Adding insulation in an attic without sealing all air leaks first should never be done, because you are burying air leaks and making them impossible to seal later - and fiberglass insulation DOES NOT STOP air leaks. That's why Foam It Insulation first carefully air seals the many various points where air from your home leaks up into your attic and is lost. We use expanding foam, boards, caulk, and metal flashing and fire caulk around your masonry or metal chimney as appropriate. If necessary, baffles are installed in each rafter bay to keep soffit vents clear and prepare for insulation. Finally, our premium TruSoft cellulose insulation is blown to the optimum R-value. TruSoft will not burn, get moldy, or attract pests. Blown insulation fills all gaps and odd shaped voids, and by filling over framing members, thermal bridging is avoided. 

This home already had some very old cellulose in the attic. It had been blown around from wind due to a lack of air sealing when it was initially installed, when we took a look at this home we also noticed that there wasn't a very adequate amount of insulation to make a difference. We air sealed the attic, making sure those small gaps and air leaks are resolved going forward, and blew TruSoft Cellulose and make sure the attic was now completely air sealed and insulated. 

This home was built in the early 1900's. The foundation was clearly made of laid stone and it was the one of the leakiest basements ever. The home above was extremely uncomfortable year round and the heating and cooling bills were outrageous. We took care of the homeowner and made sure that they won't have to worry about their basement anymore. The encapsulation system will drastically change their quality of living within the home. 

This mobile home was extremely cold and drafty. There was no insulation at all in the whole trailer. We proposed to spray foam the underside of the home to keep everything warmer and to keep their pipes from freezing again. Now the homeowner is much more comfortable and they will be able to relax, being more comfortable in their home even in the dead of winter.