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Metal (and brick) flue pipes and chimneys can get very hot when furnaces, water heaters, and fireplaces vent through them. Insulation should not touch these assemblies due to the possibility of fire in the attic of the home. Comfenergy wraps these flues and chimneys with rock wool fire resistant insualtion before blowing new TruSoft cellulose insulation into your attic.
In the summer, your roofing really heats up! Sometimes up to 150 degrees. This heat radiates down from the underside of the roof and into the attic. The heat from your ceiling radiates down into the rooms, heating the air and all the objects in the room. This makes your air conditioner work harder and for longer and makes your upstairs level uncomfortably hot. Stefan's Radiant Barrier can help. It is installed across the bottom of the rafters. Resembling foil, the barrier reflects much of the heat and keeps the attic much cooler.
This Centreville VA home was experiencing comfort issues that the homeowners wanted to fix. They called Comfenergy and had our Home Performance Sales Pro Jason come out to do a full home inspection. Jason was able to identify that the cantilever design of the home was allowing external air to impact the temperatures of the living area and floors inside the home. He recommended having the cantilever insulated and sealed with spray foam. Our production team removed the panels needed to expose the cavity inside of the cantilever and applied the spray foam. This will improve the comfort and energy efficiency of the home.
This home in Centreville, VA had vertical walls with fiberglass batts will have issues keeping radiant heat away from walls. SilverGlo foam boards help secure the fiberglass batts, and make an airtight seal.
The HVAC ducts in this Manassas VA home were sweating. Condensation was building up when the cold air passing through the system was met by warm air in the frame work of the home. This resulted in water spots on the ceiling. Our Production crew was able to help solve this problem by encapsulating the HVAC ducts with spray Foam Insulation. The duct system will now be cooler and safe for the cool air to travel through.