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When our System Design Specialist, Harry Thomas, inspected this home’s crawlspace, he found moldy insulation, deteriorated ground cover, and conditions that could negatively impact the home’s comfort and indoor air quality. To solve the problem, we recommended a complete crawlspace…
How Heatlok HFO Technology Is Raising the Standard for Home Insulation When it comes to creating a more comfortable, energy-efficient home, insulation is one of the most important pieces of the building envelope. But not all insulation performs the same.…
A home’s floor system plays a critical role in its overall safety, comfort, and structural performance. Over time, many homes experience problems such as sagging floors, uneven surfaces, bouncing floors, sticking doors, and cracks in walls or ceilings. These issues…
Challenge The homeowner was experiencing significant damage within the crawlspace that compromised the home’s insulation and HVAC efficiency. Large sections of fiberglass insulation had become detached and displaced, while portions of the insulated ductwork had been torn open, leaving the…
You know the smell. The air starts coming through your vents, and there’s that familiar musty, damp, slightly stale odor filling your home. No matter how much you clean or air out the house, it keeps coming back. The surprising…
If you’ve ever caught a musty smell drifting through your home, or spotted dark staining on your roof deck during an attic inspection, you may be dealing with attic mold. It’s a more common problem than most homeowners realize, and…
The Challenge: A homeowner reached out because she was experiencing cold floors throughout her home, especially during the winter. She had a stand-up crawl space and wanted to learn more about crawl space encapsulation. Rather than recommending a solution right…
When homeowners think about high energy bills, they usually assume they need more insulation. Sometimes that’s true. But sometimes the real problem starts with the roof. Recently, our team inspected a home in North Bend after the homeowners complained that…
What Older Insulation Standards Mean for Your Comfort and Energy Bills If your Eugene home was built before the early 2000s — and stop for a second, because that’salready over 20 years ago — there’s a good chance its insulation…
In Eugene, Oregon, this home was dealing with the kind of comfort issues that don’t always point to a single obvious cause. Cold floors, uneven room temperatures, and a general sense that the house never quite held its heat the…