The main floor of our house was insulated with fiberglass and we added more blown in insulation to the attic about 4 years ago - but some of the floors in our main living area were still cold and our basement was damp and smelly. We had noticed the GreenEdge Spray Foam Insulation truck in our area and decided to give them a call. James, the owner of the business, came to our house the very next day to see if he could help. He had an infrared heat gun and was able to show us all of the hot/cold spots in our house. He took us to the basement and showed us spaces between the main floor and the basement where cold air was entering. We also had a lot of heat loss around the basement windows and some vents in the basement wall. We had some old paneling in the basement and when James pulled out a piece of paneling we could see that there was no insulation at all and there was a musty smell behind the paneling. He explained that there was no vapor barrier and the warm air in the room was going right through the paneling to the cold basement wall causing the bad smell. James returned that night with quotes for different options. We opted to remove all of the old musty and dated paneling and to seal the entire basement with closed cell spray foam insulation. This not only insulated our basement it provided a vapor barrier to eliminate that musty smell we had. James showed up in two days with his truck, trailer and a helper. He took the time to show us his equipment and how it worked - I was quite impressed with his setup - that's quite an investment. They had the entire project finished in two days. James came back in a few days and took some new thermal images around our house - we could see that there was no heat loss coming from the basement at all. He showed us some heat loss around our main floor windows, doors and electrical outlets and some loss through light fixtures in the ceiling that someone else had insulated a few years ago. I'm going to have James come back and see if he can help us with those items. Our musty smell is gone and I know I am going to see a big difference in our heating and air conditioning bills. It is completely air and water tight and keeps out critters too. It is hard to explain - but the basement just "feels" so much better. Thanks James - I recommend you to all of my family and friends - I wished we would have had this done years ago.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $5,000.00