Doctor Energy Smart® Insulation Solutions

He was a really nice man. I love that it's a family business and local. The consultation was great. He explained my options and helped me determine what's in my budget and what's within reach.

It does not get any better - that more or less sums up this review. John quickly responded to all inquiries with specific information and was easy to schedule with. He showed up on time... to the minute... and was prepared to start surveying the job and then get right to making the necessary repairs to our home. He is clearly an expert in his field, and, as the sole proprietor of his business takes his work and the satisfaction of his customers very seriously. At all times I had total confidence in the quality of the work he was doing, in the suggestions he made for future work, and the information he shared with me about the "science" of the field of home insulation. I cannot too strongly recommend John to people needing insulation work done on their home. He works hard, he works well, and he is, on top of it, a nice guy!

I had problems with ice damming this past winter. John came over to the house and spent a lot time doing an assessment of our complex attic space, the roofs, gutters, and drainage system. He ended up making a separate trip back to the house a few days later for a second assessment at no extra charge. John identified several problems and proposed several options for remediation. He provided sound, well thought out advice and recommendations. He recommended that I first try a lower cost intervention, before considering a more expensive insulation project with him! I really appreciated his honesty on integrity.

We finalized the contract and a week later he started the process. He kept me informed throughout (without prompting) and always responded quickly when I had questions. He is a hard worker and finished the job a day early. I'm happy to say the process had the intended effect and the noise from the train has reduced. I would strongly recommend John for blown-in foam insulation or any other kind of insulation related project.

Overall a good experience. The tech was very professional, scanned the whole house and didn't try to sell me anything other than good advice about what needed to be done.

He showed up on time and was very thorough. He took me around my house and showed me all the possible "problem areas" where I could have air leaking out or in to my house. After spending the time explaining what was going on, he offered me "do it yourself" repairs I could make and spend a ton of money doing it. I would absolutely recommend this company to anyone looking to evaluate their home for possible ways to save money on their utility bills, and I will use them in the future if I decide to do any insulating on my home.

John is very knowledgable about his products and before applying them he ascertains the presence of any other problems that might need to be corrected in order to get maximun efficiency of the insulation he installs.

It went well for what it was. I got what I needed.

He is the only person who does it, and it was just an experiment, because I was desperate to do something. In general, things were better. When things got to below zero, we still had issues, but it was still better than before. It made it better, but it didn't alleviate the issue. He is probably going to be better after he does it more often. It is kind of tricky, because we were just putting it based on what we could see. He was early. When he got here, the conversation that we had prior to that, and what we had agreed upon, was different from what we thought would be happening. You have to have everything in writing from him before the job is done. Not an understanding in general, because he became verbally combative about what we had agreed upon. We argued and almost didn't have the job done because of that. His assistant seemed to better at it than he was, but he didn't want to listen to his assistant, but I was desperate to get it done. When I called him earlier about it, he said okay it would be $2200 and he had come out and given us a quote already. There were points where I said I didn't want him. I knew it was going to hurt the chance, and I had to get it done, and he seemed to be the only one who made sense. The experience in general was not pleasant. I asked him about a review where someone gave him a D grade, and he explained it and it made sense. He seemed to have an idea about how it works, but he wasn't an expert at it. I tried to compare it, but I had nothing to compare it. He was standing on my cabinets with his sneakers and his assistant had to tell him to get a paper to stand on. He was not professional at all.

John was wonderful! Very knowledgeable, professional, thorough and an absolute pleasure to work with. He also took the time to explain the insulation process and to thoroughly answer all my questions (and believe me, there were a lot of questions!). John also worked incredibly hard to do a great job. For example, our kitchen cabinets are attached to an outside wall, so the kitchen was freezing all winter. We needed someone to insulate behind the cabinets (i.e., to block the cold from coming in through the cabinets from the outside wall). Our house has great wooden cabinets (came with the house) and I was concerned that drilling holes to insulate behind the cabinets could compromise them. John found creative ways to insulate without causing any problems to our beloved cabinets. I was thrilled! John also squeezed into a dark, long crawl space in our basement just to make sure he insulated as deeply and thoroughly into the crawlspace as possible. I was very impressed with his work and with his work ethic. John was also very personable and sensitive to our needs. We have a toddler and a newborn and John seemed to understand and to appreciate how important is was that our house be as warm and comfortable as possible for our children. John also made me laugh a lot throughout the process, which certainly made the day move quickly. I would recommend John without hesitation! A real pro and a very nice person too.

Excellent! John was clearly interested in fixing my attic problems rather than just selling me products. John is extremely knowledgeable and easy to deal with. He answered all of questions. If any further work is necessary I will not hesitate to call John back.

John quickly respond to my email request. He was very knowedgeable to explain my home problems.

Energy Assessment That went really well, lasted about an hour. Jim offered some good pointers and showed me on his thermal camera all the spots where cold air was coming in. Highly recommended to anyone looking to find where the heat is escaping! Crawlspace Insulation Kate and Jim came by a few weeks later and insulated my crawlspace. As the temperature is warming up it's hard to tell the difference so I'm going to say all is good! (I will do an update when the temp drops again). The only reason I gave a B for "Overall" and "Price" was because I paid $500 to have the crew clean out the old insulation and cardboard. While that was done - the 17 contractor bags were left behind for me to dispose of (which is an exercise that is still in process as I'm finding creative ways to get them to the dump). If this was communicated to me previously I must have forgotten it as it was a surprise to both my wife and I. Otherwise, the service was good. Jim and Kate were a delight to have around for half a day. And we'll hopefully have a nice warm house next winter. UPDATE: I revised my score to an A. I connected with Kate about the confusion and they offered to remove it for me. Great customer service goes a long way. Thanks Dr. Energy Smart!!

I called John to install spray foam into my walls because there was no insulation. He injected insulation in multiple walls and I can already notice a difference in temperature. He also looked in my attic and discovered the reason why my upstairs is so hot in the summer. John was a pleasure to deal with and I high recommend him.

Excellent - Spent time throughout - Even showed the A/C vents opened losing energy =

excellent- John even added some needy leaky walls without charging any extra money- very thorough company- even fixed some windows for us!

UPDATE John came to my home to address the issue the frozen pipe issues and draft coming from cantilever. John was not the guy who originally came to insulate the cantilever it was Jim. He took several hours injecting more foam into cantilever and under cabinets. Unfortunately I will not know until next winter whether what he did worked. he was the WORST contractor I have ever dealt with and I have dealt with a lot as I had just gutted my entire house to add a second story. The job was to insulate the rim of my basement and the cantilever, which housed 2 water lines for my kitchen sink. He had completed the job so I thought until the following winter when my pipes froze, I wondered how could this be? I drilled into the cantilever from the outside of my house to only find out that each bay was NOT filled with spray foam, so nothing was insulating my pipes. I called him up to which at first he couldn't remember the job, but eventually he did. He told me he was away on vacation and that when he got back he would come back to take a look at it. Once back from vacation he made one excuse after the other on why he couldn't come down. About after 2 weeks he finally showed up but not with his foam truck, he wanted to look at it. He blamed my wife, he blamed the kid that he had working for him for having short arms and not being able to reach into the cantilevers which were 2 feet deep. He said he would come back with another guy and fix the issue. After many calls and about 4 weeks he finally showed up but he was by himself, he ripped off the plywood to the cantilever to expose the pipes and everything else, sprayed to 2 bays that housed the pipes and said the job was much more involved then he thought, and that he wanted more money. I told him no way was he getting anything as he didn't complete job correct the first time> Again he said he would come back to spray the rest of the cantilever, mind you its only 19 feet by 2 feet. Numerous calls and numerous excuses of why he couldn't come down finally at the end of March he shows up to fix problem, asking for more money again. He spray foamed the cantilever which once I looked had him re-spray as it was a complete half a** job. I was told by him that he would replace the plywood which he didn't, he told me that I didn't need to replace it as my floor beams are exposed to the elements, he assured me it wouldn't freeze, I just told him to leave as I couldn't deal with his BS any longer. But guess what this winter the pipes keep freezing. He was so unprofessional, had no idea what he is talking about, and a complete idiot, I would NEVER, NEVER recommend him to anyone. He should not own a spray foam company he is a BS artist!

He was very nice, identified areas were I could save money and gave helpful hints. Also provided a written estimate to provide additional services.

Mr. Weinssen sat down with me first to explain what he would be doing, then he went slowly through all parts of my home with a special camera that allowed him to see where the outside cold was coming into the house. The areas where cold was entering the house were very clear. Mr. Weinssen explained what could be done in different places to prevent the loss of heat. In a couple cases, he acted immediately to adjust some vents to try to direct the heat more effectively. When the analysis was completed, we discussed his recommendations, and the estimated costs. I've accepted the recommendation for weatherization work to be done in areas on the front and back walls of my townhouse. Mr. Weinssen will be returning to do this work. I was very pleased with the energy evaluation that was done. Mr. Weinssen was knowledgeable and professional, and the results of the home energy evaluation were useful to know. I think the weatherization work that is to be done will help conserve heat in the house.

John was very helpful from the start pointing out all the little things we could do to stop the cold air from Infiltrating our home. I was able to begin these minor projects well before John came to insulate our basement. I was imporessed on how puncutal and thorough he and his partner were when they did the work. He continued to point out things he saw even when the work was completed in about an hour. My wife and I immediatley noticed the difference in the house that same day. The heat didnt kick on as much or as long as it normally does! All and all John is a great guy to work with and he will assist you with all your needs and questions. I would use him again in a heartbeat!

John was extremely helpful and our second floor is much warmer now.

John responded very promptly to my request. He came over with his infrared camera and we went around the house. There were already a few problem areas that I already knew about but he was able to point out a couple more areas which were letting cold air in and we didn't even realize that they were leaking all this time. Before he left, he made sure to give us some lists: a) a list of little things that we can do around the house ourselves to improve temperature retention (he also included detailed instructions on what materials we needed for them, where we could get them and how to install). He showed us some samples which he had in his vehicle b) a priority list based on his recommendations on what we can do for the winter and what we needed for the summer. What I really liked about him was that he gave us alternatives first and didn't push us to buy any insulation services. His words were, "Try these little repairs first (seal the drafts that he pointed out) and if you still feel that this area is still uncomfortable, then we can come in again and spray insulation". There was never any point where we felt pressured into purchasing anything. It has already been a few days since his visit and we have implemented a couple of his suggestions and the drafts are obviously reduced in one area of our house already. We plan on calling him again to check out the condition in our attic in the summer.

John quickly responded to my inquiry, and upon learning that the room that desperately need to be insulated was my 4 week old baby's room, he arranged to perform the work requested the same day as my energy audit. He was punctual, professional, and accommodating to my schedule. John quickly assessed the trouble areas of my home during the energy audit, and listed suggestions to address the problems. Some were low cost solutions, which showed me he wasn't acting like a salesman, but rather as someone solving my home's problems. Not all of the issues could be resolved with a cheap fix. I decided to go with the injection spray foam service to address the massive heat loss occurring in my infant's bedroom. This technique was minimally invasive, left very little mess (which John and his helper cleaned up), and made a drastic difference in the comfort level of the bedrooms that he spray foamed. While my home's issues will require additional work due to a poorly insulated garage (I purchased the home that way), with the pleasant experience I had with John I will not hesitate to call him back to complete the work I need done once the weather warms up. Doctor Energy Smart is reasonably priced, provides quality work, and excellent service. My wife and I were glad we went with John for this project.

John is a true professional who is quite knowledgeable. He gave me the opportunity to explain my problem, asked a few questions, and after investigating the conditions in my attic made his recommendations. He thoroughly explained what he thought was happening, why it was happening and what could be expected if he did the recommended work. He is very easy to do business with and does not "push" any unnecessary work. He covered two large vents in the eaves which he said was introducing too much cold air into the attic and made a few other very useful recommendations. At this time, I think that covering the vents may have mitigated my problem of having too much condensation in the attic. If I decide to have the work done, I will definitively use Doctor Energy Smart.

Good. We know all the points of air leakage as he used a thermal camera