Expert Insulation & Radon Mitigation Company in Putnam, CT

This homeowner in Putnam, CT called us because he needed help with the insulation in his Cape-style home. He stated that it was very poorly insulated, and he wanted someone to come out and take a look. The second floor of a Cape suffers from inadequate insulation, and air leaks from the soffits into poorly insulated kneewall spaces. This results in cold drafty rooms in winter that are harder than nec-essary to heat, and hot rooms in the summer as roof heat radiates in unchecked. Kneewall spaces are dusty and too cold or hot - unsuitable for clean storage.

We had the perfect solution for this customer -- our “Super Kneewall™” solution. In this solution, first, our SilverGlo™ foam insulation panels are installed on the bottom of the rafters in the kneewall spaces and the ceiling joist bays are blocked and sealed with foam to stop air leakage. Then the roof slopes are dense packed with TruSoft™ cellulose insulation to stop air flow and insulate. Finally, the flat ceiling is insulated with TruSoft™ cellulose insulation. Result - rooms are comfortable all year and need much less heat and air conditioning. Drafts are eliminated as kneewall spaces are airtight and clean and suitable for storage. Summer roof heat is far less.

This homeowner in Putnam, CT called us looking for additional insulation in her home. Our Home Comfort Specialist arrived to the home and noticed that her basement ceramics studio had a poorly insulated rim joist. The “rim joist” is the perimeter of the floor framing system along the exterior of the house. The joints and gaps between all the framing members allow for a lot of air leakage into the house. The rim joist is seldom insulated and never air sealed. Basement ceiling insulation, especially fiberglass batts, doesn’t stop the flow of cold air into your home. Results - cold floors, drafty, uncomfortable rooms, cold basement/lower level, higher heating and cooling bills and more condensation in the basement or crawl space in the summer.

Our team decided to help this homeowner by insulating the rim joist in her basement with spray foam. Two part expanding spray foam is installed on rim joist and over sill plate to seal all air leaks from the outside and insulate this important area of your home. Dr. Energy Saver’s spray foam has a high insulation value per inch of R7, and because it expands, it seals all cracks and gaps and joints where air from the outside enters your home. Results - warmer floors, less drafts, more comfortable rooms, your house is easier to heat and costs less to heat, less summertime condensation on cold basement surfaces.

This homeowner in Putnam, CT originally called us wanting to insulate her walls due to drafts she was experiencing. When our Home Comfort Specialist evaluated her home, he noticed that one of the issues she was having was the dryer vent went through one of her windows in the basement. Some dryer vents are installed through a basement window pane simply because it was more convenient for the installer than to do the job correctly. The problem is this eliminates some glass and light, and looks unprofessional. Further, it becomes an obstacle to installing a new energy efficient window which has 2 layers of energy efficient glass.

Our team came up with a plan to help this homeowner. We decided to move the dryer vent up to the rim joist with our "Pro Hood" dryer vent. A 41/2” hole is bored through the siding and the rim joist. A durable high quality metal “Pro Hood” dryer vent with a fac-tory exterior finish is installed in the hole. With it’s spring loaded precision damper, the Pro Hood seals out drafts far better than lesser quality hoods such as plastic and thin aluminum models. Then the dryer hose is attached. Results - The window can now be replaced with an energy efficient one without the unsightly old dryer vent obstacle.

This homeowner in Putnam, CT contacted us regarding issues she had regarding the insulation in her home. When our Home Comfort Specialist arrived at her home, he noticed that there were several spots that were poorly insulated. One of these spots was the scuttle hole.  A scuttle hole is necessary to access your attic. The problem is they leak a LOT of air that you paid to heat from your home to the vented attic where it is lost. All this air leaving the top of the house is replaced with cold outside air entering at the lower levels of your home, causing drafts, cold floors and uncomfortable rooms that are hard to heat. In addition to these problems, your scuttle hole is a big area in your ceiling that is not insulated - and your attic can be 30˚F in the winter and a blazing 130˚F in the summer! Result - cold, drafty rooms that are hard to heat, high overall home air leakage, and higher heating and cooling (fuel and electric) bills.

Our solution to this issue is simple. The scuttle cover is weather-stripped to stop air leakage. Then the cover is insulated with a SilverGlo™ foam insulation panel. SilverGlo™ has graphite infused into the foam which bumps up the R value (insulation value) by 24% over standard EPS foam. In addition, it has a radiant barrier on top to reflect heat from a hot summer attic. Result - a tighter, more comfortable, less drafty home you’ll notice. Rooms easier to heat and lower fuel and electric bills.