Reliable Radon Testing & Mitigation Company in West Hartford, CT

The son of these homeowners in West Hartford, CT called us looking for radon testing. The parents were very concerned about radon testing after the town of West Hartford sent them a letter in the mail telling them to test their home a few months prior. The family decided to get the home tested. 

We had the perfect solution for this customer. We tested the home's radon levels using our AirThings Corentium Pro radon monitor. This test was set up in the basement of their home, as it was used as living space and people were in it often. After the test was picked up a few days later, our certified radon measurement specialist was able to evaluate the results. The home's radon level came out to be 0.3 pCi/L. This is very low. The family was very relieved to not have to worry about their radon exposure!

This homeowner in Springfield, MA called us hoping that we would be able to help him with his attic. He wanted to be able to replace his inefficient insulation and then cover it so that he could finish his attic. Vented attics are hostile places - 30˚F in winter and 125˚F in the summer. They are very bad places to store things, and the worst place to locate ducts because they are the extreme opposite temperature as the air in the ducts that the homeowner paid to heat or cool. The attic floor allows air from inside the house to leak into the attic where it is lost. For each cubic foot of air that leaks out, a cubic foot of air from the outside enters the bottom of the house, making the lower levels cold and drafty. Heat from the house in the attic melts snow on the roof where it refreezes at the eaves causing destructive ice damming. In the summer, the sun heats the roof to 160˚F, which radiates to the attic and then to the ceilings and rooms. Results - Major heat loss to the attic from house and ducts in winter, and heat gain in summer, uncomfortable rooms, more drafts upstairs and downstairs, higher fuel/electric bills.

We had the perfect solution for this customer. In this solution, we install our SuperAttic™ system in the attic. SilverGlo™ EPS foam insulation board with graphite is installed on the underside of the roof deck. The graphite gives it superior R-value and a foil face on both sides reflects heat out in summer and back in during winter. The roof is still vented, kept cold in winter to prevent ice damming. In summer, excess heat is vented out. The attic is now part of the conditioned space in the home, and ducts in the attic are no longer in a hostile environment. The attic is clean, less dusty and suitable for storage. Results - The home is less drafty, warmer in winter and cooler in summer, lower fuel and electric bills, less dust.

This homeowner in West Hartford, CT called us stating he needed a new sump pump, as his old one was no longer usable. A sump pump is a critically important part of a home because it keeps an entire level of the home protected against flooding - which could cause many thousands of dollars in property damage, clean up time and aggravation. Results -- A flooded basement, mess, property damage, and mold -- just what this homeowner was trying to avoid! 

Fogarty's Home Services had the perfect solution for this customer -- the TripleSafe™ sump pump system. The TripleSafe™ system has 3 pumps to protect from flooding. The first pump is a 1/3 hp, cast iron Zoeller pump that can pump up to 2200 gallons per hour, 8 feet high. Should the first pump fail or not be able to keep up with the temporary heavy flow of water, a 1/2 hp AC back-up pump on a separate discharge line can pump 3900 gallons of water per hour. If the power fails, then a third, battery operated "UltraSump" pump automatically pumps up to 12,000 gallons of water out of the basement! An airtight lid keeps moisture, odors and radon gas out of the basement. The TripleSafe™ system is the highest quality sump pump protection in the world! Results -- the homeowner has peace of mind knowing she has both AC and DC powered back up pumps to keep her basement dry. 

This homeowner in West Hartford, CT called us hoping that we would be able to help her with her home. Part of her home was very cold, and the attic was losing a large amount of heat. When our Home Comfort Specialist came out to the home, he noted that there was a chimney that had space around it with no insulation. The building code requires that no combustible materials, including wood framing and insulation, be within 2” of a masonry chimney. This has left millions of homes -- including this homeowner's! -- with an airspace from the basement right to the attic. Air that they paid to heat is continually leaking out of the home to the vented attic where it is lost. Results - a more drafty, uncomfortable house that’s harder to heat, higher fuel and electric bills.

We had the perfect solution for this customer. In this solution, we wrap the chimney to prepare for insulation. First, the space between the wood framing and masonry is flashed with metal and then sealed airtight with special high temperature fire caulk. Then fireproof “Rock Wool” insulation panels are installed around the chimney so that cellulose insulation may be blown against the chimney. Chimney wrapping leaves no gaps in the insulation around the chimney, and seals one of the biggest air leaks in the home. Results - Lower house air leakage, less heat loss, home is more comfortable and easier to heat - lower fuel bills.

To insulate your attic properly, as you should, the benefits of a thick blanket of TruSoft™ blown cellulose insulation make it the best solution. But how can a serviceman get up there to service heating and cooling equipment if the attic floor has 17” of insulation over it? If you simply don’t insulate a path leading to the equipment, how can you get a properly insulated attic and a comfortable home? Fogarty's Home Services has the solution! 

First our exclusive SilverGlo™ board foam is installed across your ceiling joists or existing wood walkway. SilverGlo™ is expanded polystyrene foam with graphite infused into the foam which bumps up the insulation value by 24% over standard EPS foam. Then Oriented Standard Board (OSB) is installed over the SilverGlo™ with very long screws and 3” washers. To keep blown insulation off your new access catwalk, we install dams made of Oriented Strand Board approximately 18” higher than the drywall ceiling. When TruSoft™ cellulose insulation is blown into your attic, any space beneath the catwalk is filled.

The result is a clean, useful insulated catwalk to and in front of your heating/cooling equipment, separated from the TruSoft™ blown insulation in your attic.

The problem is, that millions of homes were built with vented dirt crawl spaces. Now all Home Comfort Specialists agree - that was a big mistake. Now building codes are changing. 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 caused 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 load in the crawl space and house. The damp air is harder to heat and cool. The Result - condensation, mold, rot, pests and odors, cold floors, drafts, an uncomfortable home, higher fuel and electric bills.

The Solution is a CleanSpace™ Encapsulation System with Drainage Matting, TerraBlock™ Floor Insulation and SilverGlo™ Insulation on the Walls. 

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 are, much lower humidity, much warmer floors upstairs, less drafts, a more comfortable house, and lower fuel and electric bills.