Crawl Space Insulation In Williamsburg, MA

This homeowner in Williamsburg, MA called us hoping we would be able to help her with her crawl space insulation. She lived in an old hunting cabin that was transformed into an all-season home. When our Home Comfort Specialist arrived to the home, he noted that the crawl space was incredibly moist. All of the fiberglass batt insulation had fallen away from the sub floor and was hanging down. It was also saturated with moisture. The insulation was pulled by gravity away from the sub floor it was supposed to be insulating. The cold air under the insulation flows into the space on top of it - rendering the insulation useless. As the insulation gets heavier with moisture content, it falls away from the sub floor even more. Fiberglass batt insulation has paper facing and organic material in the resin used to set the fibers into a batt - both are mold food. Results - mold, smelly insulation that is not providing any insulation value and has sagged or even fallen.

Fogarty's Home Services had the perfect solution for this homeowner. In this solution, we will remove existing fiberglass batts from their crawl space. Insulation has hostile fibers when it’s disturbed. The insulation is very bulky and takes up a tremendous amount of space in trucks and our dumpsters which must be emptied. But it’s necessary to have a healthy home in the end. Result - now the crawl space is ready to be fixed properly with other solutions. The thermal boundary will likely be moved to the crawl space walls and vents eliminated. No more nasty fiberglass insulation!

This homeowner in Williamsburg, MA called us hoping that we would be able to insulate her attic and crawl space. When our Home Comfort Specialist arrived in the home, he noted that the attic insulation was extremely inefficient. 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 (the ceilings in the living space), allow 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, un-comfortable rooms, more drafts upstairs and downstairs, higher fuel/electric bills.

We had the perfect solution for this homeowner. In this solution, 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 Williamsburg, MA called us hoping that we would be able to come and investigate her crawl space. Her plumber had informed her that all of the insulation in her crawl space had fallen down due to moisture. When our Home Comfort Specialist arrived in the home, he noted that the crawl space had a large amount of mold in it accompanying the moisture. High relative humidity in a crawl space will cause mold to grow on the surfaces of framing lumber, sub floors, insulation, and everywhere. Spores are the airborne seeds of mold, which are produced when the mold is growing and active. These spores float on airstreams up from the crawl space into the living space, and people with sensitivities can react to them.

Fogarty's Home Services had the perfect solution for this homeowner. In this solution, we would utilize our Mold-X2 Cleaner and Mold-X2 Botanical Solution. Mold-X2 Cleaner effectively eliminates mold and mildew stains on contact. It is non-abrasive and non-flammable, and is sprayed on effected areas. There is a temporary odor from the product, so we recommend that homeowners leave the house for a few hours, depending on how well the space can be ventilated. Once Mold-X2 Cleaner is applied, mold disappears instantly, leaving wood surface looking nearly new. Mold-X2 Botanical, a plant-based disinfectant with a pleasant, temporary scent, is sprayed or fogged on surfaces, which prevents mold from growing back. Now the crawl space is ready for other solutions. Results – The mold is eliminated, with no odors or potential for wood rot. The crawl space is now ready for a permanent repair to keep humidity low.