RetroGreen Energy

The crew arrived right on time and immediately set to work. The foreman went through the house with his infrared camera to find the locations of studs and blocks (boards between studs) and gave measurements to another guy outside, who marked these locations with black tape. Then they drilled holes into each cavity from outside (5/8" holes through the stucco). That was quite a noisy operation! Once the holes where drilled, they began filling with the foam from outside. One person was inside to see if the foam started to come through the inside. (We had one spot where a kitchen cabinet was built right up to the outside -- 100 year old house -- and they started to run the insulation into the cabinet! Quickly stopped and easily cleaned up.) They used drop-cloths outside to collect most of the excess foam (see photo) and did a pretty good job of cleaning up. They filled the holes and touched up with the paint we provided. I admit I was worried about having a lot of obvious patches showing up on the walls outside, but you really cannot tell unless you look quite close... except for a few areas where the wall is dirty. Those should disappear when I do a little wall washing this summer. Our drafty, 100-year-old house is much less drafty, definitely cozier, and noticeably quieter (the foam-filled walls deaden a lot of noise.) Looking forward to seeing how it effects my energy bill! The two photos show the back of the house during the job (see black tape and lines of foam between holes) and after (all cleaned up; patched holes not easy to spot.) I should note that this was all done in one snowy, 30 degree day.

Got here on time - very friendly - very orderly - job done well - explained job done - feedback asked

We have had fantastic experiences with RetroGreen Energy!!!

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1/9 after signing for work it was arranged within one week & done 1/23. Crew was polite friendly. Keep areas inside clean. Answered questions.

Excellent. Timely, courteous, efficient and cleaned up very well at completions.

A crew of fine came and did the whole house in a few house & drilling holes, probing cavities, injecting foam, sealing holes, re-installing siding, clean up. I watched them, they were very thorough to get every cavity and even verified progress with heat-camera.

Excellent service-great guys! They left things cleaner than it was-highly recommend!

They were on time. Very courteous and knowledgeable. They did the job they said and cleaned up their mess and family mater.

Team was professional courteous and explained the process, showed me the conditions before residing the ceiling.

Came across ratio green at Midwest home show. Very professional and thoroughly excellent everything to me. Great insulation crew.

Chose this group because they were an authorized installer for the Minnesota Energy Energy Efficiency Rebate. Plus they offered "Retrofoam" for the exterior wall insulation. The crew of 8 people showed up on the day I requested and completed the work on-time. They increased my attic insulation from R-40 to R-60. They removed a strip of wood from outside my home and injected open cell spray foam between the studs. The home is more energy efficient, but the biggest benefit is that the outside noise has been reduced by half. They didn't do everything that was required to qualify for the rebate so they reduced my bill by the amount of the rebate that I should have received. On a downside, I believe the quality of the the re-installation of the wood siding was poorly done. Several months after installation, I had to spend approx 12 hours to re-secure the external wood siding, caulk it, and paint it. Unfortunately, I am unable to download to picture to demonstrate this deficiency.

Crew of 5 supervised by Cody arrived promptly at 8:06 and began work immediately. Did preliminary assessment of insulation needs, removed siding, drilled holes, injected form, replaced siding, cleaned up. Used drop cloths. Very efficient and professional.

On time, professional. Excellent at clean up. Gave great explanations, trouble short when needed work created a reference pocket, pricey.

Excellent - price, communication & job done.

Excellent sales, scheduling service crew could have been better with yard clean up around dumpster.

Super! Installers were quick, efficient, and professional.

A team of 2 arrived on time. They worked non-stop and efficiently to complete the job in half a day. The guys cleaned up and left the area better than they found it. We would definitely use them again.

This went very well.  Good communication on finding a mutually convenient time for the work.  The team arrived right on time, surveyed the job and got to work promptly.  Every one on the team was cordial and friendly.

The first snowfall revealed about a 100 sq. ft. section of the roof that was not insulated. Cody assured me that they would make this right.  Admittedly the area not insulated was very difficult to reach.  I removed some of the wall leading to the area and Cody and his crew were in the area and fixed it in a couple of hours.  

Crew arrived earlier than originally planned, seemed friendly and capable, whole thing took only a couple of hours. They unearthed some forgotten shelves laying in the crawl spac.

The promptly responded to our inquiry about attic insulation for the energy rebate expiring at the end of the year. They scheduled the sales call, Sam was prompt and professional, and explained everything clearly, showed us pictures and gave us various options for payment. We signed up on the spot. The job was scheduled one week later. The roll-off company delivered the dumpster right on time and the crew showed up right on time as the dumpster company was just leaving. The placed heavy plastic over all of our hardwood floors and taped it down with painters masking tape. The first thing they did after turning off the furnace and making sure all doors and windows were closed was to perform a pre-job blower door test. Then, they brought the vacuum hose in through a bedroom window (after asking permission to do so since it was on the second floor). They also brought the foam insulation machine into the foyer (again, after checking with us first) and ran the hose for that up the stairs. After all of the existing insulation was vacuumed out and placed in the covered dumpster, they placed the boxes over the can lights and spray foamed all of the openings from the house - taking pictures at each step to show us what they were doing. They then blew in new cellulose insulation to a depth of R-60 and spray-foamed the scuttle door to match. When all was done, they swept the floors and removed all of the plastic. Finally, a post-job blower door test was done with significant improvement. We're very happy with the work they did!

Was a satisfactory experience.

Every part of the home was reinsulated in the most efficient, effective way possible. Lots of problem solving - all done very professionally.

Estimate meeting was great. He was very professional and friendly. Took the time to look at everything in attic, and from outside (unlike other vendors who just stuck their head in the attic and took some measurements inside the house). He discovered a hole in the attic floor that went into a built-in cabinet in the dining room. We never knew it was there, and a lot of heat was escaping through there in the winter. None of the other contractors went into the attic far enough to see it.
Gave estimates for three different levels - let us choose.
Came on time for the job, finished in 4 hours, looks great and has saved us energy.

Retro Green Energy scheduled us a week after consult. They arrived bright and early and were extremely nice, courteous and worked very hard. They also cleaned up immaculately after themselves! A+++ work! Highly recommend.