Fogarty's Home Services Before & After Photos

This homeowner in Groton, CT called us with issues with her crawl space being very humid and moist. When our Home Comfort Specialist arrived, he noted that one of her issues was that she had a bulkhead door, but not an inner door to separate the exterior and interior of the home. This presents a few problems for the home: during the summer, warm and humid air comes into the home. In the winter, cold air leaks in, causing cold floors. This causes a lot of mold as well as higher energy bills. 

Fogarty's was able to help this customer with this issue. We were able to install an Everlast™ crawl space door in the home. The Everlast™ crawl space door is 1/2" thick polyethylene, which is solid and durable. It is a custom sized door with thick weather stripping and anchors into the foundation. It will never rust, rot, or need paint. It is also a barrier between the volatile outside air and the inside of the crawlspace. It is an airtight access door that will last forever with less air leakage and condensation. This customer was so excited to not have any more mold or sagging floors! 

This homeowner from Groton, CT called us hoping that we would be able to help her. She had a window well for the window that led to her crawl space. Open metal window wells let leaves and debris collect in them. Rain gets in, and water from over flooding gutters cascades into the window wells. Weeds grow in the window wells since they have no bottom, and mud splashes up against the window glass. And let’s face it - they are ugly! Results - Constant maintenance, far less natural light to the basement, and they are ugly!

We had the perfect solution for this customer -- the SunHouse™ Basement Window Enclosure! The window enclosure is a bright color and has a bottom to reflect much more light into the crawl space. The bottom prevents weeds from growing and mud doesn’t splash against the windows. SunHouses™ have a sturdy matching clear cover to keep rain and leaves out, and it keeps the wind from blowing against the windows. 

Vents and other leaks to the outside were sealed, using our insulated vent covers. Walls were insulated with SilverGlo.

Superattic Advance Conversion System Install

Fogarty's Home Services was contacted by this Gales Ferry, CT homeowner to come take a look at air flow issues in the home. We found that this home had old, dirty insulation in the attic that needed to be removed and replaced.  Attic insulation in your home can get pretty nasty. Over many years, it sits there collecting dirt, dust, pollen, bugs, rodent feces (from mice, squirrels, bats, etc.), bird droppings and nests of all kinds of undesirable things. It's possible that old insulation like this can be moved aside for a proper air sealing job that must be done prior to adding enough TruSoft™ blown cellulose insulation to today's standards - but we prefer to completely remove the old, nasty insulation from your home and start fresh. Fogarty's Home Services will conduct the unpleasant task of removing the damaged, soiled insulation in your attic. Batt insulation is bagged and then the attic is vacuumed to remove pieces, parts and dust. Loose fill insulation is vacuumed with a giant vacuum located outside with giant filter bags and a very long, fat hose. Then, we have a clean attic that is ready for proper air sealing and installation of new, fresh TruSoft™ cellulose insulation or one of our other Dr. Energy Saver strategies to make your home comfortable and energy efficient - just like we did in this happy customer's home.