Fogarty's Home Services Before & After Photos

Fixing air leaks at the top of a home to prevent cold drafty rooms and colder floors.

This homeowner in West Hatfield, MA reached out to us looking for help with her basement. She wanted to have her insulation checked, and she had radon mitigation concerns. 

We had the perfect solution for this customer! We utilized two-part expanding spray foam. We insulated the rim joist (the perimeter of the floor framing system along the exterior of the home). We spray this foam in the rim joist and over the sill plate. Insulating the rim joist in this way seals all air leaks -- filling in the cracks and gaps that are present there. This prevents outside air from getting into the home. The homeowner is excited to be more comfortable in her home! 

Fogarty's Home Services replaced the old dirty attic insulation to get the attic clean and ready for proper air sealing and insulation of clean fresh TruSoft Cellulose insulation in Wethersfield, CT.  As you can see in the before photo the old batt insulation was loose and not properly insulating this homeowner's attic for home efficiency. 

This homeowner in Wethersfield, CT called us hoping that we would be able to replace her windows. They were old and inefficient, and they just needed replacement. Some rooms are more drafty on windy days because older, poorly insulated window assemblies get loose over time. Some rooms are also drafty on cold days, even if there isn’t any wind, because of a convective loops. Convective loops occur when the air the homeowner pays to heat their home rises. Heat moves from more to less. When this warm air hits relatively colder surfaces, like the ceiling and walls, it loses its heat it and falls. This creates a constant looping circulation pattern that they feel as a draft. Older windows that are poorly installed and have poor insulation take even more heat from the air around the windows, which accelerates the looping air and makes the room feel even more drafty. Results: Cold and drafty rooms in the winter, high heating bills.

We were able to help this customer by utilizing our Sunrise double-hung replacement windows. The airtight design and construction of the Sunrise window provides the lowest air infiltration rates in the industry. Sunrise windows have vinyl welded frames and sashes. They are not screwed together so there is no room for air to leak through. The windows are made with triple weather strip barrier, 50% more than other windows. And the weather strips are made of Mylar that is denser and more resilient to temperature changes than competitive materials. Sunrise windows are made to tighter sash mechanism tolerances, and their manufacturing equipment is continually calibrated for consistent product quality. For additional infiltration resistance, each Dr. Energy Saver window built by Sunrise is wrapped with ¼” open cell polyurethane foam to insulate the space between the window and the home’s frame. This extra insulation helps to stop drafts and heat loss. Results: Warmer and less drafty rooms in the winter, lower heating and cooling bills.

This homeowner in Windsor, CT wanted to reduce drafts and humidity in the basement.  Rim joists are often uninsulated which allows cold dry air to enter the home in the winter and warm humid air to enter in the summer.  Our team used our closed-cell polyurethane spray foam insulation to air seal and insulate the rim joist.  Our spray foam has an insulation value of R7 per inch.  The foam expands ensuring all cracks and gaps are sealed to prevent outside air from entering.  The homeowner will have warmer floors, their home will be more comfortable and easier to heat and cool.