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Photos of mold on a set of basement stairs in Hamilton, VA. Stairs were cleaned within a contained area with negative pressure maintained. Stairs were cleaned with industrial strength Hydrogen Peroxide, with HEPA vacuuming before and after chemical treatment.
These stairs were in a basement room that had little or no moisture control. After addressing the moisture issue we provided detailed cleaning services to assure good air quality for the occupants of this historic home.
Proper continment was established and then a protocol of HEPA Vac, Treat with Peroxide, HEPA Vac was deployed in order to remove mold spores.
The homeonwer living in The Plains, VA was having trouble reducing the humidity in their home all year round. During the comfort and energy evaluation it was found that the humidity source was the dirt floor crawl space allowing the humidity from the Earth to rise through the house.
Comfenergy installed dimple matting, Terra Block floor insulation, CleanSpace 20 mil vapor barrier, and then closed cell spray foam insulation. Now the humidity can be controlled as it is not allowed to enter the home.
This home in Warrenton VA needed to have its attic better insulated. The home was uncomfortable on the top floors and the homeowner was paying higher energy costs than they should have. A Comfenergy Production Team came out to the home and removed all the existing insulation, used Zyp Foam to air seal the space and the blew in Tru Soft Cellulose Insulation. Tru Soft is fire safe, non harmful to humans and is treated with a compound that makes mice or other rodents want to leave the area it is in. This home is now better prepared to hold in the conditioned air created by the HVAC system and will cost less money to heat or cool.
A homeowner in Brandy Station, VA had inefficient insulation in their attic and they wanted to make their main floor more comfortable. To fix this issue, we removed all of the old yucky insulation, air sealed the attic by closing all penetrations and top plates using polyurethane foam, and then we blew in TruSoft cellulose insulation to an R value of 49. This resulted in a much more comfortable main floor, as much less conditioned air could now escape from the attic.