Job Stories

A homeowner in Lincroft, NJ has a home that was built in 1952 with old fiberglass insulation. When inspecting further into the attic our team found gaps and holes between the floor and framing of the attic. These gaps and holes create unwanted air from leaking or seeping in and out of the attic. The old fiberglass insulation builds up dirt in the fiberglass and never insulates or does next to nothing to insulate the attic. When dirt builds up into the fiberglass insulation it circulates into the attic and throughout the house. Also the poorly insulated attic Kneewalls are causing the adjoining rooms to become cold and drafty. Our solution for this customer was to remove the old fiberglass insulation. After the removal of the fiberglass insulation, we used our orange ZypFoam sealant to seal the gaps and holes of the attic floor. By air sealing the attic we have eliminated the cold and drafty rooms below. Next our team works on spray foaming the rim joists to eliminate unwanted air from leaking or seeping into and out of the attic. We have to address the attics Kneewall and staircase that joins the connecting room. The Kneewall and staircase is poorly insulated which causes more cold drafty rooms. Without the proper insulation these rooms will leak unwanted cool air or hot air making them uncomfortable. Our team installs our SilverGlo insulation panels onto the Kneewall and around the staircase walls in the attic. Graphite is infused into our SilverGlo foam insulation panels that bump up the insulation value by 24% over the standard EPS foam. Next our crew uses our orange ZypFoam sealant to seal the seams of the gaps of the SilverGlo Insulation panels. Finally our team blows-in our TruSoft Cellulose insulation (has an R-Value of R60) into the joist bays to complete the attics insulation. This attic is now properly insulated and air sealed. These images are all after the completion of air sealing the attic and insulating the Kneewall. Our TruSoft Cellulose insulation is not shown in these pictures just to show our customers what's involved in air sealing the attic and insulating the Kneewall. Our customer now enjoys a less drafty house, a more comfortable home, rooms easier to heat, lower fuel and electric bills.

This Customer in Middletown, NJ couldn't figure out why there was so much dust in their house!  After calling both an HVAC/R repair company and then a duct cleaning service, they figured their problems would be solved.  But they were wrong!  Neither of those companies found this simple problem...  A WIDE OPEN return duct in the attic!  Just pulling in dust from all the nasty things in the attic including the fiberglass insulation and forcing it through the HVAC/R system!  This will require the installation of a new duct opening and a return grill in the ceiling in the conditioned space below.

We are looking at a completed crawl space in Middletown Township, NJ. First our team spray foamed the rim joists and fastened our SilverGlo insulation panels to the exterior walls. Next we installed TerraBlock foam insulation across the crawl space floor by fastening it to the ground using spikes. Finally the heavy duty, 20 mil thick CleanSpace crawl space encapsulation liner is installed permanently across the floor. Also our team of experts will go around and use our orange ZypFoam sealant to seal all the seams that need to be sealed. This homeowner now has a crawl space that is properly encapsulated and insulated.

A homeowner in Middletown Township, NJ had a house that was uncomfortably cold, drafty, hot and stuffy. The owner also wanted us to look in their unfinished basement and complete the basement insulation. Our team inspected the owner’s house and found the attic poorly insulated with leaky ducts. Looking in the basement we found fiberglass insulation that did not fully insulate the basement. In the attic we spray foamed the rim joists and any leaky ducts. Also our team used our SilverGlo insulation boards to encapsulate the metal ductwork. Using our orange ZypFoam sealant we properly air sealed the attic from any gaps or holes. Next we built catwalk dams to contain our blown-in TruSoft Cellulose insulation. After blowing-in our TruSoft Cellulose insulation we began to seal the seams of the catwalk dams with our ZypFoam sealant. Moving to the basement our team used spray foam on the rim joists to block unwanted air from leaking in. Next we installed our patented “Basement to Beautiful Panels” to the exterior walls. We used wall cap moldings or spray foam to the open tops of the block walls or concrete walls. Once the Basement Beautiful Panels are installed the owner can now finish the basement by installing sheetrock over the Basement to Beautiful Panels. Our customer now enjoys a comfortable and efficient home. The homeowner also has a basement that will be as comfortable as the rest of the house.

This homeowner in Middletown Township, NJ had some cold drafty rooms and cold floors on their first floor. When we inspected the owner’s basement we found no insulation on the concrete walls and the rim joists were not insulated. To insulate the basement we installed our Basement to Beautiful insulation panels to the concrete walls. Though the job is not done, we first have to insulate the rim joists in the basement. By spray foaming the rim joists we create a thermal barrier in the house or basement. This thermal barrier seals the rim joists so unwanted air does not leak into the house. Insulating the rim joist is extremely important; if this step is skipped we will still have air seeping into the basement and causing cold floors or cold drafty rooms above. Our customer now has a more comfortable house, lower fuel and electric bills.

There is nothing worse than feeling uncomfortable in your own home. With an R-Value of only R-19 of exposed fiberglass insulation this homeowner in Middletown Township, NJ needed our help. This owner’s attic was poorly insulated and ventilated. Looking at the fiberglass insulation we can see stained droplets that are caused by condensation and moisture. The nails on the roof sheathing will start to rust and moisture droplets will drip staining the fiberglass insulation. This could cause dry rot and/or mold. Our team of expert’s air sealed the attic with our orange ZypFoam sealant, created retaining walls and removed the fiberglass insulation that blocked the baffle vents. Finally, we blew-in our TruSoft cellulose insulation to the proper R-Value of R-60. This homeowner now has a much more comfortable house and an energy efficient home!

The finished basement in Middletown Township, NJ, had insufficient air sealing around the rim joists, resulting in the infiltration of cold outside air. This led to drafts, cold floors, and increased energy bills. To remedy this, our team began by removing the fiberglass insulation packed into the joist bays of the rim joists. Following this, we applied spray foam to seal off potential air leaks where the walls and ceilings meet the rim joists. This thorough process ensures a snug, comfortable, and energy-efficient home by preventing unwanted air infiltration.

Our team was inspecting a homeowner’s attic in Brick, NJ when we saw the bathrooms duct just lying on the floor. When a bathroom exhaust fan is not correctly connected moisture will ventilate into the attic. Moisture that is being vented into the attic will condense into water. This moisture build up in the attic can cause mold and dry rot your roof. We simply connected the bathroom exhaust fan to a newly insulated duct and attached the other end through the roof to the proper vented hood. This bathroom fan is now properly ventilated!

This Modern Modular Cape Cod house in Manasquan, NJ, had uncomfortable rooms during the summers and winters.  On the 2nd floor an overhang over the front porch created the room to overheat during the summers and become too cold in the winters.  After inspecting the attic and kneewall spaces we found the Modular Cape Cod house wasn’t air sealed and insulated properly. This can be a common flaw with Modular Cape Cod Homes because of their prebuilt construction or modularity.  What tend to happen is the seals and gaps of the Cape Cod house never get properly fitted together which creates gaps and air leaks from soffits into poorly insulated kneewall spaces. To eliminate hot rooms in the summer and cold drafty rooms in the winter, we installed our SilverGlo foam insulation panels over the existing expanding spray foam that’s on the bottom of the rafters in the kneewall spaces.  We also install SilverGlo foam insulation boards to the ceiling joist bays and use Orange ZypFoam to air seal the SilverGlo foam insulation.

When our crew inspected this Modern Modular Cape Cod house in Manasquan, NJ, we found the homeowners attic ducts were leaking from the seams.  In addition to leaking ducts, we discovered the homeowners exposed ducts were radiating excessive amounts of heat from the attic. This caused tremendous amount of energy to be wasted during the summers and winters.  Just think about what happens in the winter, blowing heated air through uninsulated ducts located in a frigid attic.  In the summer, you're blowing chilled air through the same uninsulated ductwork that's been heated to about 120 degrees or higher. To solve the ducts leaky seams our team used Orange ZypFoam to eliminate all air from seeping out of the existing ductwork.  By encapsulating the existing duct work with our SilverGlo foam insulation boards we can reduce the ducts from radiating unwanted heat throughout the house.  To encapsulate the ducts with our SilverGlo foam insulation boards, we frame out the ductwork and install each panel or board over the ductworks outer surfaces.  Finally using the Orange ZypFoam we can seal the seams of the SilverGlo to eliminate any unwanted airflow and/or excessive heat/cold.