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Our team conducts thorough inspections to identify potential energy leaks in your home, all at no cost to you. For instance, in Eatontown, NJ, we recently pinpointed a bathroom issue where the top plate is allowing conditioned air to escape into the attic. This means that the air you're paying to cool or heat is leaking through these gaps in your home. Such leaks can also foster mold growth, as moisture from showers can seep into these gaps and even reach the attic. Additionally, we found that leaky lights are contributing to this problem by allowing conditioned air to escape into the attic as well. Fortunately, we have effective solutions to rectify these issues, ensuring greater comfort and energy efficiency for homeowners.

While inspecting a homeowner’s attic in Leonardo, NJ, we discovered several uninsulated areas, which contributed to the homeowner’s discomfort. We also found that the attic was not properly air-sealed, with quarter-inch or larger gaps along the top plates (highlighted in green) allowing conditioned air to escape. This homeowner faces not only discomfort but also higher energy bills due to this energy loss. Our goal is to help homeowners lower energy costs, increase comfort, and improve indoor air quality.

During our free home inspection in Leonardo, NJ, we discovered several issues affecting both efficiency and safety. The attic had insulation deficiencies, the ducts and trunks were leaking, and the masonry chimney had a code violation—its insulation was too close, failing to maintain the required 2-inch clearance. To resolve this issue, we should relocate the supply duct away from the chimney. This ensures that the trunks are not positioned against the chimney. Additionally, we need to remove any insulation near the chimney to prevent potential hazards and ensure compliance with building codes. Once we box out the chimney to code and seal the leaks, we can properly insulate and encapsulate the ducts and trunks. These improvements will not only meet safety standards but also enhance the home's overall comfort and efficiency.

This vented crawl space in Leonardo, NJ, is allowing outside air to infiltrate the home, with exposed rim joists contributing to cold floors in the winter. During the summer, hot, humid air can enter the crawl space, creating ideal conditions for mold growth and poor indoor air quality. Damp insulation from condensation can produce a mildew smell—often a sign of hidden mold—while rising heat makes the rooms above feel stuffy and uncomfortable. These issues are common in vented crawl spaces with exposed rim joists, but we specialize in fixing them. By sealing and insulating crawl spaces properly, we help homeowners improve comfort, boost energy efficiency, and create healthier indoor environments.

In Shrewsbury, NJ, we encountered an attic entrance that had been poorly insulated, allowing conditioned air to escape and unconditioned air to seep in. After properly insulating the attic, we installed SilverGlo foam boards on the entrance door to stop air leaks and improve energy efficiency. Without this step, the homeowner would likely face higher energy bills and decreased comfort. By simply insulating the back of the door with SilverGlo foam boards and applying weather stripping, we effectively sealed the door and eliminated any leaks.

During our free home evaluation in Shrewsbury, NJ, we discovered leaking ductwork allowing conditioned air to escape into the crawl space. This issue was driving up the homeowner's energy bills. Upon inspection, we noticed the ducts had been sealed with blue painter's tape—an ineffective solution that simply doesn’t work. Additionally, the crawl space lacked proper insulation, which is crucial for effectively insulating the floors or house. Our team specializes in making homes more comfortable and energy-efficient, addressing issues like these with lasting solutions.

In a Shrewsbury, NJ attic, we transformed unused space into a versatile, comfortable area with our SuperAttic system. The homeowner wanted to create room for storage, and possibly an office or workout space, so we presented several options. Relocating the insulation to the roofline proved to be the best solution. By insulating the roofline and walls, sealing all seams with foam sealant, and taping everything neatly, we created a well-conditioned environment. The walls are now ready for sheetrock, and natural ventilation is maintained through the roofs joist bays. This attic is now comfortable, energy-efficient, and offers plenty of usable space.

This Modern Modular Cape Cod house in Manasquan, NJ, had uncomfortable rooms during the summers and winters.  On the 2nd floor an overhang over the front porch created the room to overheat during the summers and become too cold in the winters.  After inspecting the attic and kneewall spaces we found the Modular Cape Cod house wasn’t air sealed and insulated properly. This can be a common flaw with Modular Cape Cod Homes because of their prebuilt construction or modularity.  What tend to happen is the seals and gaps of the Cape Cod house never get properly fitted together which creates gaps and air leaks from soffits into poorly insulated kneewall spaces. To eliminate hot rooms in the summer and cold drafty rooms in the winter, we installed our SilverGlo foam insulation panels over the existing expanding spray foam that’s on the bottom of the rafters in the kneewall spaces.  We also install SilverGlo foam insulation boards to the ceiling joist bays and use Orange ZypFoam to air seal the SilverGlo foam insulation.

When our crew inspected this Modern Modular Cape Cod house in Manasquan, NJ, we found the homeowners attic ducts were leaking from the seams.  In addition to leaking ducts, we discovered the homeowners exposed ducts were radiating excessive amounts of heat from the attic. This caused tremendous amount of energy to be wasted during the summers and winters.  Just think about what happens in the winter, blowing heated air through uninsulated ducts located in a frigid attic.  In the summer, you're blowing chilled air through the same uninsulated ductwork that's been heated to about 120 degrees or higher. To solve the ducts leaky seams our team used Orange ZypFoam to eliminate all air from seeping out of the existing ductwork.  By encapsulating the existing duct work with our SilverGlo foam insulation boards we can reduce the ducts from radiating unwanted heat throughout the house.  To encapsulate the ducts with our SilverGlo foam insulation boards, we frame out the ductwork and install each panel or board over the ductworks outer surfaces.  Finally using the Orange ZypFoam we can seal the seams of the SilverGlo to eliminate any unwanted airflow and/or excessive heat/cold.

Modern Modular Homes are not created equally.  When inspecting this Modern Modular House in Manasquan, NJ, we found poorly placed insulation throughout the home.  By further inspecting, we found discolored fiberglass insulation.  This is a clear indication that air is circulating through the fiberglass insulation by the open Soffits, cavities, and gaps between the walls and ceilings. With Modern Modular Homes some open Soffits, cavities and gaps are left unsealed by the manufacturer.  Our team was able to diagnose this issue and eliminate the air from seeping through the fiberglass insulation. We followed the dirty fiberglass insulation to discover where the gaps and cavities were located.  We simply found the seams and sealed all open seams with our Orange ZypFoam to fully eliminate any air leakage from theses soffits.  Our crew did not have to remove the fiberglass insulation as the insulation was up to code.  The homeowner’s results are the lowering heating and cooling costs.