Good work at the Gambills

We recently finished work at Bill Gambill's house. We had previously come out and performed a home performance evaluation and he asked us back to put in some more insulation and to do some air sealing. These are things that sound simple but make a big difference. We added about 12" of blown insulation across the whole attic. In conjunction with that we air sealed 16 recessed can lights.
Can lights that are not IC (insulation contact) rated and airtite need to be sealed because they are a major cause of air leakage. Non IC rated cans need to be boxed out around so that the new insulation doesn't come into contact with them and potentially cause a fire hazard. Airtite and other housings need to be sealed to the ceiling in order to make sure they stay air tight. We added airtite baffles on the inside to convert old fixtures to airtite ones.
We also replaced the worn out weatherstripping on all of the exterior doors and added new door sweeps to the doors to make sure that they would block out all the outside air from getting in and close securely. Around the windows we added new foam weatherstripping to the sash so that when it is closed it has a tight seal and no air is leaking in. We also properly vented four bathroom exhaust fans to the eave vents. This results in a reduction of the airflow and humidity in the attic.
Almost immediately the homeowners could tell a difference and that makes us happy. With winter here now I feel confident that they will be nice and comfortable in their home and even more comfortable when they see the reduction that it will make in their utility bill.

Deck Project at George Noe's

Just a few pictures of the deck project.

George & Elizabeth Noe Update

Before

More progress has come along at the home of George and Elizabeth Noe. Here are some pictures of the things we have done there. Here are before and after photos of the front door project. Before there were old wooden french doors, and now there are strong steel doors with energy efficient glass inside and details in the steel to match the design details on the front of the house. The doors were installed by Scardino Doors of Atlanta. Three other sets of doors were replaced by Scardino Doors, they are Anderson Patio doors and are on the other three entrances to the home, they are energy star rated and provide excellent security with their sturdiness and locking systems.
Other photos of the work that we have done there will be available in a gallery soon.
After