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

This homeowner in Spring Lake, New Jersey was experiencing cold floors and drafty rooms on the first floor. After inspecting the basement, we found the rim joists were exposed and not properly insulated. By properly spray foaming the rim joists, we can seal these areas and stop outside air from leaking in through the bottom of the home. When cold air enters through the rim joists, it often leads to cold floors and uncomfortable drafts in the rooms above. Properly sealing and insulating the rim joists helps improve comfort, boost energy efficiency, and lowers energy bills.

In Spring Lake, NJ, this homeowner’s attic lacked adequate insulation and proper air sealing, while leaky duct connections at the trunk were allowing conditioned air to escape. In summer, expensive cooled air leaked into the attic, and in winter, valuable heat escaped through cracks and gaps—driving up energy bills and causing discomfort year-round. To solve this, we air-sealed the attic, decking, and entrance framing, added weather stripping, and installed a David Lewis Hatch Cover to eliminate leaks at the pull-down stairs. We also sealed the ducts, built wooden retaining walls, and blew in TruSoft cellulose insulation to the optimal R-60 level. The result is a properly insulated and sealed attic that now keeps conditioned air where it belongs, lowering energy costs and delivering greater comfort.

These customers floors were too cold. Their rim joist (the floor's framing system) was barely protected from air passing through the gaps between the wood because there was just a thin piece of fiberglass stuck up there. This left the basement and the floors above it to always feel colder than the rest of the house. Dr. Energy Saver has a simple solution to this prevelant issue, we spray over 2" of closed cellspray foam over the joist to ensure that no air can move between the boards.

In Oceanport, NJ, a homeowner was dealing with fluctuating temperatures, drafty rooms, and high energy bills. Our team air sealed the attic, encapsulated the leaky ducts with rigid foam boards featuring a radiant barrier, built a deck for easy access to the mechanicals, and upgraded the attic insulation to an optimal R-60 level. Now, the home stays comfortable year-round, and the homeowner is enjoying lower energy bills thanks to a tighter, more efficient building envelope.

A homeowner in Avon By The Sea, NJ had an unfinished basement. At first we were called by the owner because their house had uncomfortable rooms. That was a separate issue involving a poorly insulated attic. Our team solved that issue but our customer was also expressing cold floors and a cold basement.

After inspecting the attic we inspected the owner’s basement. The customer requested us to come back and insulate the basement sometime in the near future. Once our customer was ready to work on the basement we came back and did our magic.

Our team came back to properly insulate the basement using our Basement to Beautiful Insulation Panels. We first spray foamed the rim joists and then fastened the Basement to Beautiful Insulation Panels to the concrete walls. Once the basement is properly insulated the owner can now turned their basement into a play room for their kids. Remember we will insulate the basement but, the customer has to now complete the basement on their own with sheetrock or drywall.

The before picture is the basement in the working stages of installing the Basement to Beautiful Insulation Panels. The After picture is the basement completely finished; the customer turned their basement into this beautiful play room for the kids.