Home Environment Solutions Before & After Photos

A Cape Cod home is a story-and-a-half design. Most Capes have second-floor bedrooms featuring 4-foot kneewalls and two sections of sloped ceiling. The sloped ceiling sections usually rise to meet a narrow horizontal ceiling in the center of the house. Most Capes have triangular attics behind the second-floor kneewalls and a tiny third-floor attic that is too cramped to stand up in. If you squeeze behind the kneewall in a Cape, you never know what you’ll see. You might see a space with no insulation at all — or perhaps just some thin insulation between the kneewall studs. You might see a space with insulation on the floor, but not along the roof slope.You might see a space with insulation everywhere — on the floor, between the studs of the kneewall, and following the roof slope — with all of the insulation in terrible shape.You will almost never see any attempts at air sealing work.

The basic problem with a Cape is that most examples have a poorly defined thermal boundary. Should the triangular attics behind the kneewalls be considered indoor space or outdoor space? From a building science perspective, the answer is clear — these attics should be inside the home’s thermal boundary. However, most builders don’t have the foggiest idea where the thermal boundary in a Cape belongs. That’s why builders and homeowners are always scratching their heads when they contemplate where to put the insulation in a Cape.

This is why you should call the professionals at Home Environment Solutions! 

This Toronto, OH customer had heating and cooling ducts in his Attic.  In the summer time temperatures in the attic would reach well over a 100 degrees, making his air conditioner work extra to keep the house cool.  Using spray foam we added several inches of insulation to his ducts.  Increasing the amount of insulation on your ducts in the attic will extend the life of your air conditioner and lower your energy cost but more importantly keep you cool in the summer! 

The crawl space above was underneath an over 100 year old Victorian home.  When Home Environment Solutions first entered the home it wasn't safe for children or adults.  The mold spore count in this homes air was at dangerous levels.  As air leaks out of the attic it is replaced with air that enters through the basement, this is known as the stack effect.  This means that the majority of air in this persons home was coming from their crawl space.  This is why its so important to have your crawl space encapsulated.  

After removing the mold from this home, Home Environment Solutions encapsulated their crawl space using CleanSpace lining.  The lining prevents any future moisture from entering into the crawl space.  The process involves closing crawl space vents and insulating the walls.  Call Home Environment Solutions today for your free estimate. 

The end results are a safe clean space for your family.  Protect your largest investment, protect your family, have your crawl space encapsulated today! 

Home Environment Solutions not only specializes in home comfort; we handle fire and water restoration services.  We are the Ohio valleys leading mold removal specialist. Our certified mold exports can do mold testing and mold removal. This customer in Follansbee, WV needed mold removed from their ceiling. We completed the job for them! Call today for your free estimate!

The homeowner had mold growth on his cathedral ceiling every winter. He was referred to us by a home inspector. Our Certified Mold team determined it was a lack of insulation that allowed condensation to build up in the cold weather. We dense packed the ceiling with TruSoft Cellulose insulation. Next our Certified Mold Remediators safely removed the mold. Problem solved for good!

Sharon called Home Environment Solutions because she was afraid she had mold in her basement rec room.   Russ met with her and inspected the area.  Pulling back the corner of the carpet he found mold on the base boards and high humidity in the area.   

The HES mold crew arrived and began remediation.  They used air scrubbers and HEPA vacuumed the walls floors and carpeting.  They removed the paneling and carpet that had been affected.