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Making a Home Warmer in Holyoke, MA

Making a Home Warmer in Holyoke, MA

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Making a Home Warmer in Holyoke, MA Making a Home Warmer in Holyoke, MA

This customer in Holyoke, MA called us out because of a concern they were having in their home. Their concern was that they could not keep their home or family room warm in the winter. This was caused by a lack of proper insulation in the attic of the home. Without proper insulation air can leak into your attic and out of your home, making it difficult and costly to keep a home warm.

 

To fix this, we use our SuperPlatform treatment. First we need to remove the existing insulation.  Our installers remove all of the old insulation, bag it up, and properly dispose of the materials. Since this home contains an HVAC system in their attic we have make sure there is a proper walkway, or catwalk in the attic. This makes it so that service can be done correctly and safely in a space where there are mechanics.  Next, we lay our 4" SilverGlo foam board across the wooded walkway. This will increase the insulation value by 24%. We want to make sure that none of the blown in insulation we are installing will get on to our new walkway. Next, we have to install plywood over the foam board and held in place by long screws and washers. Following this step, we dense pack TruSoft cellulose insulation into any space beneath the catwalk that is not filled. Thanks to Dr. Energy Saver by Eco Energy Solutions, this customer is warmer and ecstatic with the temperature in their home!

Installing a Sump Pump and a SaniDry Sedona in Holyoke, MA

Installing a Sump Pump and a SaniDry Sedona in Holyoke, MA

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This basement had a problem with flooding so we installed an open sump pump and a SaniDry Sedona. These pair up to create low relative humidity, stop mold from growing, and most importantly help in case of a flood.

Making a Basement Warmer in Holyoke, MA

Making a Basement Warmer in Holyoke, MA

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This customer in Holyoke, MA called for help with water damage in his basement. When we arrived, we realized that the basement was not insulated at all.

 

In order to properly insulate, we needed to first remove and treat areas affected by the water damage. Our team got to work removing the damaged parts of the basement. We also removed large areas of mold with our Mold-X2 Cleaner. Afterward, we immediately treated with Mold-X2 Botanical to prevent mold from growing back. Then, our team got to work insulating the walls. We installed Foamax™ insulation board on his walls. This was an important first step in preparing for basement finishing. 

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Holyoke's Leading Spray Foam Insulation Contractor

Spray foam insulation is the best choice for insulation if you’re looking to increase your comfort & decrease your energy bills. Spray foam insulation is truly the best option for home insulation and here are a few reasons why. Spray Foam Insulation provides an air barrier due to its ability to fill gaps and cracks. It is also great at staying in the hard to reach areas because of its super-adhesive qualities. Spray foam insulation is also waterproof, unlike fiberglass and cellulose insulation. Water will not be able to pass through the foam which makes it an extremely durable and long-lasting product. Lastly, spray foam insulation is foolproof. Spray foam is sprayed as a liquid and then expands and hardens to fill voids and gaps. There is never any chance for an area to be missed or bypassed. Once cured, spray foam insulation will stay in place for decades to come and will never shift or settle like fiberglass. To ensure your home has the best insulation available and your energy bills are low, switch to spray foam insulation today!

Benefits of Spray Foam Insulation Include:

  • Spray foam works in all areas of the home
  • Has a greater R-value
  • Acts as an air sealant
  • Is waterproof
  • Leaves no gaps

Attic Insulation Solutions For Your Holyoke Home 

We specialize in a variety of attic insulation services aimed to lessen your home's carbon footprint and save energy and money each month! When it comes to attic insulation, Fogarty's Home Services is the area's leading expert who uses only the highest quality products. Our proven attic insulation solutions offer homeowners of Holyoke a great return on their investment as well a difference they can feel year round.  

Fogarty's Home Services specializes in a wide variety of home insulation solutions ranging from spray foam, rigid foam, radiant barrier, blown-in cellulose, and much more. Our patented home insulation products have shown to lower home energy costs 30% or more! Overall the attic is using one of the least insulated parts of a home and as a result, we have perfected our attic insulation techniques to make things as efficient as possible!

If your home is suffering from high energy costs or comfort issues, contact us today for a FREE home insulation estimate. We would love to provide attic insulation to make your home more comfortable!

Services We Offer:

  • Garage Insulation
  • Home Energy Audits
  • Window & Door replacement
  • Crawl Space Insulation
  • Ice Dam Prevention

Reliable Basement Insulation Services

Fogarty's Home Services offers a wide variety of basement insulation types and products. When the right type of basement insulation is installed properly, energy bills are lowered and home comfort is improved. We have a dedicated team of basement insulation professionals with decades of experience and patented products. Our experts can identify basement insulation problems and formulate long-lasting solutions. The basement insulation we provide will eliminate mold, humidity, dampness and promote a healthier and drier space. On top of that, our basement insulation services will improve comfort and cause significant energy savings. Call or click today to schedule your FREE basement insulation estimate!

Total Basement Finishing in Holyoke

Fogarty's Home Services now offers total basement finishing for homeowners in Holyoke and throughout Western Mass. We install waterproof basement walls, basement ceilings, and basement flooring, proven to stay dry and not support mold growth. Fogarty's Home Services's expert installation techniques can transform your basement into the home theatre, playroom, fitness center, storage space, or extra living space you've been dreaming of!

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Crawl Space Insulation Experts

Fogarty's Home Services is an authorized dealer of the nationally renowned Dr. Energy Saver network. That means we have the knowledge and products to give you the exact results you are looking for. When it comes to crawl space insulation we are industry experts who have teams of professionals dedicated to making your crawl space a better place! Your home's crawl space may often go unnoticed but it holds great importance when it comes to the comfort of your home. As the lowest point of your home, the crawl space can suck in cold air from outside and once that air is inside it will slowly warm and circulate upwards throughout the rest of your home. Adding proper insulation to your crawl space can make your home healthier and also lower your energy bills by up to 30%. Crawl space insulation will block air from entering into your crawl space and we also add additional insulation so the existing air won't circulate throughout your home. Crawl space insulation is a great way to spend your money due to the future energy savings you will see! To learn more about crawl space insulation in your Holyoke home, call or click today!

Window & Door Installation Company

Fogarty's Home Services installs energy-efficient windows & doors for homeowners in Holyoke & nearby. Windows and doors are often forgotten but new windows and doors not only improve the interior and exterior appearance of your home, they also cause significant energy savings. Replacement windows and doors will help to maintain more even temperatures and eliminate drafts and energy loss. Our team of highly skilled window and door installation professionals have combined decades of experience and only use high-quality products. We offer vinyl, fiberglass and aluminum doors so we are sure to have the right products for you. Improve your home’s appeal and comfort today with replacement windows and doors. Contact Fogarty's Home Services today to schedule your FREE estimate!

Mold removal and prevention

Mold is a common household problem that is difficult to remove and unhealthy to have around. For effective mold removal services, you need trained, certified experts who can effectively test for and safely remove mold from your Holyoke, MA home.

Removing mold yourself can prove dangerous, as toxic mold can oftentimes be indistinguishable and easily spread. We provide reliable testing and recommend services guaranteed to remove unhealthy mold from your attic, basement, bathroom, or living space and prevent growth in the future.

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Protecting a Basement from Flooding in Holyoke, MA

This homeowner in Holyoke, MA called us when water was coming up through the floor of his basement and through the wall. This was a known issue - he had previously had flooding in the home, and the current protection just wasn't effective enough anymore. Sump pump holes are typically open holes in the basement floor with a pump stuck in there. Besides being ugly, the house sucks air up from the hole; air that is cool, and contains moisture, odors, and radon gas. The open sump hole is a safety hazard. If objects fall in they could clog the pump or switch operation, cause pump failure, and a flood. Results - A more humid basement, greater home air leakage, hazards and possible floods.

 

Luckily, Fogarty's Home Services had the perfect solution for this customer. In this solution, we installed a SuperSump®. The SuperSump is a well engineered sump system. It features a sturdy liner, airtight lid, 1/3 hp cast iron pump which can discharge up to 2200 gallons per hour, 8 feet high, and a stand to keep the pump out of silt and sediment. A WaterWatch® Alarm System alerts the homeowner to pump failure before the basement floor gets wet. Results - a more reliable sump pump, less air leakage from the sump hole, a drier basement, less radon gas and odors, and a much safer and better looking installation!

Reducing High Humidity in a Crawl Space in Holyoke, MA

This customer in Holyoke, MA called us after being informed during an energy audit that she had no insulation whatsoever in her home. When our Home Comfort Specialist arrived to her home, we found an incredibly humid crawlspace. High humidity in your crawl space is caused by a number of important conditions that must be addressed such as open vents, leaking groundwater and dirt floors - all which must be fixed otherwise. High humidity causes many problems in a home, such as mold (which grows at Relative Humidities [RH] above 75%), rot (which happens above 90% RH) odors, airborne mold spores that aggravate allergies and asthma, increased pests and insects such as termites, and higher air conditioning and heating costs. Since air rises up from the crawl space to the living space, if the crawl space is humid and smelly, so is the upstairs because of it. Once air and water leaks in a crawl space are fixed and the soil is isolated from the earth, an additional measure is needed to ensure the relative humidity stays low at all times, in all seasons. Result - cold floors above, condensation, mold, rot, odors, drafty, uncomfortable home, higher fuel and electric bills.

 

Luckily for this homeowner, Fogarty's Home Services knew exactly what to do to help her. We found that the best solution for this customer was to install a SaniDry™ Sedona crawl space air system in combination with other treatments. The SaniDry™ Sedona crawl space air system is a powerful but energy efficient dehumidification and air filtration system in one unit. It’s made specifically for the cooler temperatures found in below grade crawl spaces. Able to remove an incredible 100 pints of water per day and using only 5.9 amps of electricity, the SaniDry™ Sedona drains automatically to a sump or the outside with a condensate pump. It has a powerful 310 cfm blower to circulate the dry air completely around to dry building materials and contents. Mold doesn’t have a chance! An automatic control is easy - set it to 55% RH and forget it - the SaniDry™ Sedona does the rest! And there’s no buckets to empty! Results - Low Relative Humidity, mold stops growing, odors are reduced, crawl space is suitable for storage, lower air conditioning cost, upstairs is drier. 

Insulating Poured Concrete Basement Walls in Holyoke, MA

This homeowner in Holyoke, MA called us after a water main break flooded their basement, destroying it. He wanted to get it fixed and to ensure it did not happen again. Our Home Comfort Specialist came out to take a look at his request. One thing they immediately noticed was the fact that the basement had uninsulated, poured concrete walls. Poured concrete basement walls are buried in the cool earth and are perpetually cold - about 17˚F cooler than we like the interior of our homes to be. In the winter the part of the foundation that sticks up above the ground is much colder than that. Heat moves from more to less. The dense concrete has a lot of mass and heat from our basement constantly flows into and through the wall by conduction. You can never heat them up. If you have a furnace, boiler, or water heater in the basement, the heat that comes off this equipment is wasted - lost into the cold concrete, instead of warming the basement and floors above it. In the summer, warm humid air from outside hits your cold basement walls and condensation forms, supporting mold. Results - cold basement, cold floors above the basement, higher fuel bills, more difficult to heat the house.

 

In order to ensure that his new basement would be comfortable, we decided to install insulation boards on the walls. Our Foamax polyisocyanurate (Polyiso) foam insulation board is installed on your basement walls with Dr. Energy Saver’s proprietary Foam-Tite fasteners. But not just any foam - Foamax polyiso foam has the flame retardant properties to satisfy building codes to leave it exposed in a basement - unlike expanded or extruded polystyrene foam (EPS, XPS). In addition, the Foamax polyiso board has a foil facing to reflect heat so the insulation isn’t doing all the work by itself. Results - warmer, more comfortable basement, warmer floors above basement, less condensation in the summertime, lower fuel bills, house is easier to heat.

Insulating Concrete Basement Walls in Holyoke

Your poured concrete basement walls are buried in the cool earth and are perpetually cold. In the winter the part of the foundation that sticks up above the ground is much colder than that. Heat moves from more to less. The dense concrete has a lot of mass and heat from our basement constantly flows into and through the wall by conduction. You can never heat them up. If you have a furnace, boiler, or water heater in the basement, the heat that comes off this equipment is wasted - lost into the cold concrete, instead of warming the basement and floors above it. In the summer, warm humid air from outside hits your cold basement walls and condensation forms, supporting mold.

 

Our solution is:  Our Foamax polyisocyanurate (Polyiso) foam insulation board is installed on your basement walls with Dr. Energy Saver's proprietary FoamTite fasteners. But not just any foam - Foamax polyiso foam has the flame retardant properties to satisfy building codes to leave it exposed in a basement, unlike expanded or extruded polystyrene foam (EPS, XPS). In addition, the Foamax polyiso board has a foil facing to reflect heat so the insulation isn’t doing all the work by itself.  The results are a warmer, more comfortable basement, warmer floors above basement, less condensation in the summertime, lower fuel bills, and the house is easier to heat and cool.

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Crawl Space Encapsulation System in Holyoke, MA

The Problem: Millions of homes were built with vented dirt crawl spaces.  In the winter, vents let cold air directly into our home. Floor insulation sags away from the sub floor and the cold air gets above it - rendering the insulation useless. In the summer the vents let warm humid air in which is cooled by the subterranean crawl space. This causes the relative humidity to go way up and condensation to form all over the crawl space surfaces including floor joists and ducts. Mold grows and wood rots, while insect and other pests flourish. Musty odors can be noticed upstairs as mold spores travel upwards into the living space. Eventually rotted floor joist must be replaced and mold must be remediated. An unending stream of water vapor comes up from the ground adding to the moisture level in the crawl space and house.

 

The Solution: Your vents and other air leaks to the outside are sealed, often using our insulated vent covers. Walls are insulated with SilverGlo™ insulation with a reflective radiant barrier face.  SilverGlo™ foam has graphite infused into the foam to increase the R-value by 24% over standard foam. A dimpled plastic drainage matting is installed across the floor to create an airspace and thermal break, and TerraBlock™ floor insulation is installed over it. Finally the heavy duty, 20 mil thick CleanSpace™ crawl space encapsulation liner is installed permanently across the dirt floor - sealed with mechanical fasteners to the walls and spiked to the floor. CleanSpace™ features Ultrafresh™ anti-microbial ingredients in the product. The results - much lower humidity, much warmer floors upstairs, less drafts, more comfortable house, lower fuel and electric bills.

Reducing Humidity and Rodents in Holyoke, MA

This homeowner in Holyoke, MA called us to come out to their home to help them reduce humidity and rodents. They had a dirt floor crawlspace in the home, and a window that was not air sealed which was allowing a lot of air, humid air, into the home and negatively affecting the living space. There were rodents in the space as well, due to gaps ad cracks they could enter and exit the home in this space. We went out to the home for our Free Home Energy Evaluation to figure out the best plan of attack for these concerns. We sat down with the homeowner to see what their most important concerns were to get a better understanding of how to help them. We noticed the dirt floor crawlspace and the window that was allowing a lot of air to enter and exit the home where you are paying to heat and cool the space! To fix this homeowner's problem, we first remove any old insulation out of the crawlspace. Next, we vacuum it all up making sure all debris is removed. Then, we insulate the walls including around the window with our SiilverGlo foam insulation board with a reflective radiant barrier face. Next, a dimple drainage matt is placed across the floor to create airspace. Now we install our 20mil thick liner across the floor and up the walls to encapsulate the space. The window is air sealed around with non-expandable spray foam and sealed with our special tape to ensure to air is able to enter or escape through the gaps around the window. Now, we use our spray foam around the rim joist in the crawlspace to seal up the perimeter of the home! Now, this area is encapsulated which does not allow space for rodents to enter, or hot humid air to enter and affect the home! Thanks to Dr. Energy Saver by Eco Energy Solutions, this home is comfortable, and energy efficient!

 

In this photo you can see the crawlspace and sealed window!

Reducing Humidity and Rodents in Holyoke, MA - Photo 1
Work Requests From Holyoke, MA
Project Location: Holyoke, MA
Good evening, I have a completed energy audit with CET for my home in Holyoke. I would like to set up an appointment to review their recommended scope of work for an attic insulation project. I would like to begin construction as soon as possible. Thank you, Lee
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Looking for a quote for mold removal and also to replace the insulation in our attic.
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I'm interested in insulating my garage ceiling
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Looking to convert a basement into added living area
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Blown in cellulose insulation in attic and air sealing. Text is best way to get a hold of me but call is fine as well. Thanks!
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1923 craftsman house with very little insulation in the attic.
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I need attic insulation and potentially air sealing. Ice has accumulated and ruined my gutters.
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Remodeling my basemant
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High heating bill, no insulation in the attic, also some problems with leaking maybe caused by tree roots
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In house consultant
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I am seeking an estimate on insulation and I might need replacement windows as well
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Home energy audit: Air draft - front door; Drafty windows - 1st floor; New basement windows; insulation in crevices in basement. Looking for an estimate. Thank you.
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All windows need to be replaced. Also need two doors and framing. E-mail is best to contact me.
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3 family, no wall insulation
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Would like to know if I can have a free estimate on my old cod house how much will coust me n insulate it
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I am in a drafty two story Victorian with oil fuel steam boiler. I am looking for an energy audit and an estimate on an oil to gas conversion and am hoping to have work done within the next month. Thank you!
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Attic celling
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Air is leaking from the basement ceiling and other areas.
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House built in 1910 with zero insulation. Wife and I sprayed in cellulose insulation from the interior, but, we are unsure of the coverage and effectiveness. Third floor attic has no insulation at all. Would like an evaluation of current insulating value, and, recommendations and cost of bringing house to the highest R- value attainable with Spray foam.
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