Home Environment Solutions Before & After Photos

Michael called the Gutter Shutter by Home Environment Solutions team when he needed new gutters for his Brookline home in Pittsburgh, PA. Our consultant, Russ met with Michael and showed him the benefits of the Gutter Shutter system. Michael was impressed by the warranty. The Gutter Shutter by Home Environment Solutions team showed up and got to work. Donnie and Chris installed the Gutter Shutter system with wide downspouts. They also dug ditches to direct the water away from the house and installed a LawnScape Well.   

Michael called the Gutter Shutter by Home Environment Solutions team when he needed new gutters for his Brookline home in Pittsburgh, PA. Our consultant, Russ met with Michael and showed him the benefits of the Gutter Shutter system. Michael was impressed by the warranty. The Gutter Shutter by Home Environment Solutions team showed up and got to work. Donnie and Chris installed the Gutter Shutter system with wide downspouts. They also dug ditches to direct the water away from the house and installed a LawnScape Well.   

Linda from Brookline called Home Environment Solutions wanting to know if we could help her reduce her energy costs.  We scheduled her an appointment with one of our expert to come to her home and preform a free home energy audit.  When our expert arrived he found many issues leading to Linda's high energy bills. Old batt insulation, unsealed/non-insulated scuttle cover and numerous unsealed penetrations.

Our team arrived and removed all the old batt insulation and prepared the attic for the new insulation. They air sealed and insulated the scuttle cover with silverglo, installed Silverglo on wall and between floor joist, air sealed all penetrations and installed Trusoft Cellulose on the attic floor. Encapsulated Duct System In Attic With Polyurethane Spray Foam. Tight 'N' True Foam Duct Encapsulation

Lauren from Shaler Pa called Home Environment Solutions concerned she had old growing in her attic.  Lauren says she owns an older ranch home. We sent Russ our expert out to evaluate. When Russ arrived he found microbial growth on her old batt insulation, rafters and sheeting. Lauren also wanted Russ to figure out why her home is never a comfortable temperature. Russ performed a FREE energy audit of her home and discovered it had old batt insulation, unsealed wire runs, pipes and scuttle cover.

First we sent our mold team to remediate all the microbial growth that was found in the attic. First they built a containment barrier on top of the pull down stairs scuttle with plastic. Under negative pressure to not cross contaminate the remainder of the home. They removed all old batt insulation and discarded, used surface cleaner to remove all organic contamination, Hepa vac after treatment was dry. Next the insulation team air sealed and insulated scuttle cover with silverglo and zypfoam, sealed all interior and exterior penetrations with Zypfoam and installed Trusoft cellulose to the attic floor.

Crawl Spaces can be dirty, stinky, and wet.  They are homes to spiders, moles, rats, birds, snakes, and groundhogs to name a few.  In worst cases, they are home to mold.  Mold in your crawlspace is no laughing matter. Most of the air you breath in your home comes from your crawl space. Yes, grossed out yet? When you have mold in your crawl space it can cause serious health problems. Mold can also cause serious structural problems.  Mold grows on and eats organic materials in your crawlspace, or in other words its eating the wood that is supporting your house. 

At Home Environment Solutions, we want you and your family to be safe.  We solve all your crawl space problems turning it into a safe clean environment that can be utilized for storage.  Crawl Space encapsulation is a process of closing your crawl space vents, insulating your walls using SilverGlo Wall Insulation Board and putting down a CleanSpace vapor barrier to prevent moisture seeping from the earth into your crawlspace. 

An encapsulated crawl space will not only make your home safer and more comfortable it will save you money on your energy bills and increase the life of your HVAC systems. As you can see here, the space previous to our insulation and barrier systems had a dirt floor and poorly installed insulation. After our work is done, the area is well sealed and super clean. These homeowners were extremely pleased with the outcome!