Before & After Photos

Our Simsbury, CT customer called Fogarty's Home Services because his home was very uncomfortable due to insufficient insulation. When our Home Comfort Specialist conducted a Free Home Energy Evaluation, one of the problems he discovered was open air space around the chimney in the attic. That open space was allowing air that the customer paid to heat his home with to continuously leak out of the attic. To solve this problem, Fogarty's Home Services installed metal flashing against the space between the wood framing and masonry. Next, we sealed the chimney airtight and installed completely fireproof "Rock Wool" insulation panels. Our happy customer will now feel a much more comfortable temperature in his home and his energy bills will be lower. "We Fix Uncomfortable Homes!"

This homeowner in Simsbury, CT called us hoping that we could help her with her basement insulation. When we arrived at the home, we noticed that her home had a window well that was letting in water during the rain they had been experiencing recently. 

We were able to help this homeowner in part by installing a SunHouse™ window enclosure. The SunHouse™ has a sturdy clear cover to keep rain and leaves out while allowing natural light to come in. 

Now, this homeowner will be able to have the natural light she needs, without the rain coming in! 

This homeowner in Simsbury, CT called us hoping to get her basement insulation done. When our Home Comfort Specialist arrived in the home, he noticed that there was actually no insulation in the basement at all. The homeowners knew something needed to change -- their basement was perpetually cold, in part due to their exposed concrete basement walls. 

We were able to help this customer. One of the solutions we utilized in her home was our Foamax polyisocyanurate foam insulation board. It is flame retardant and able to stay exposed if the homeowner wants it to. It even has a foil facing to reflect heat! Now, this homeowner will have a more comfortable basement and home!

These homeowners in Simsbury, CT called us hoping that we could help them with their home. They had purchased a home two years prior, and had been dealing with heat loss the entire time. They had cold floors and all levels of their house were uncomfortable and sensitive to the temperatures outside. One of the spaces that was particularly uncomfortable was the basement. Poured concrete basement walls are buried in the cool earth and are perpetually cold - about 17˚F cooler than we like the interior of our homes to be. In the winter the part of the foundation that sticks up above the ground is much colder than that. Heat moves from more to less. The dense concrete has a lot of mass and heat from our basement constantly flows into and through the wall by conduction. The homeowner can never heat them up. If they have a furnace, boiler, or water heater in the basement, the heat that comes off this equipment is wasted - lost into the cold concrete, instead of warming the basement and floors above it. In the summer, warm humid air from outside hits the cold basement walls and condensation forms, supporting mold. Results - cold basement, cold floors above the basement, higher fuel bills, more difficult to heat the house.

We had the perfect solution for this customer. In this solution, our Foamax polyisocyanurate (Polyiso) foam insulation board is installed on the basement walls with our proprietary Foam-Tite fasteners. But not just any foam - Foamax polyiso foam has the flame retardant properties to satisfy building codes to leave it exposed in a basement - unlike expanded or extruded polystyrene foam (EPS, XPS). In addition, the Foamax polyiso board has a foil facing to reflect heat so the insulation isn’t doing all the work by itself. Results - warmer, more comfortable basement, warmer floors above basement, less condensation in the summertime, lower fuel bills, house is easier to heat. Combined with our other solutions (such as insulating the rim joist, replacing the basement door, and insulating the attic), these homeowner are much more happy and comfortable in their home! 

These homeowners in Simsbury, CT called us looking to insulate his detached garage. They were converting their rental house into their primary residence. The garage was not insulated. This is fairly common for attached garages. However, this homeowner wanted to have a temperature controlled garage. This meant that their energy bills were higher than they should be. 

The best way to insulate garage walls is to use insulation board. We installed our Foamax polyisocyanurate (Polyiso) foam insulation boards. They install right over the existing walls. As a bonus, they are also flame retardant, so it can be exposed, unlike other types of foam. This insulation board makes a noticeable difference in a space -- the space feels warmer and more comfortable!