Comfenergy Before & After Photos

This Fairfax VA home is undergoing an attic transformation including removal of old insulation, air sealing, spraying to prevent future mold growth and the building of a new attic hatch landing.  This will be a better and safer place to enter the attic and will allow for standing room for anyone needing to navigate the space for service or storage needs.  Building up walls around the attic hatch will help prevent any insulation from falling into the area of the home below when the access door is opened.  

An unprotected HVAC duct system can leave you with an uncomfortable home and higher energy bills than you should have.  Conditioned air, heated or cooled by the HVAC system is intended to pass through HVAC ducts to get to the different rooms in a home.  If the temperature in an attic is 125 degrees in the summer, the cold air trying to move through the HVAC duct is in a hostile environment.  Same idea in the winter.  If it is 25 degrees in an attic, the 74 degree heated air trying to pass through the HVAC ducts is fighting to stay warm.  Insulating ducts with spray foam helps protect that air and eliminates air leakage at joints and turns in the duct system.  The insulation wrap that had been used to try and protect this duct systems was eaten through by rodents and had multiple holes and tears.  

This homeowner was finishing their basement and wanted to make sure that during the construction process he did something to better control the humidity in his basement.

Closed cell spray foam was the answer that Comfenergy provided.

Part of this attic project in Vienna VA included wrap insulating this Chimney pipe with a rock wool sleeve. This helps keep the heat being exhausted through the chimney from getting into the attic and reduces the potential for fire hazard.  The existing insulation was removed before the attic was air sealed.  The chimney was then wrapped before new insulation was later blown into the attic. 

This Vienna, VA home was suffering from summers that were too hot and winters that were too cold. This was having a serious negative impact on the comfort level of the home. Our sales professional Greg went out to the property to perform a full home inspection and find the best possible solution to the homeowner’s discomfort. After completing the inspection Greg explained to the homeowners that the primary cause of their discomfort was a poorly insulated attic that was completely lacking in any kind of proper air sealing. He determined that the best course of action to end their discomfort would be to air seal the attic to stop any air leaks and to install new high-end insulation. After the homeowners agreed to Greg's solution our service crews went out to get to work on the home. The crews started by removing all of the old ineffective insulation that was failing to protect the home. After that, they apply ZypFoam air sealant to plug all the potential leaks in the attic to prevent uncontrolled unconditioned air from flowing freely into the home's living spaces. Finally, the crew installed the new TruSoft cellulose insulation to keep the home comfortable year-round.