ENERGY CONSTRUCTION

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Extremely informative. Very helpful.

It was a government program so I didn't spend anything. It was a good company and they were easy to work with.

Had a NYSERDA energy audit with this company and decided to contract with them to do the insulation work. Had a little trouble in the beginning nailing down an actual date and time that the workers would show up. I was told that they would show up at 10am and be at my house all day. I made arrangements to be home and got a call at 11 am saying that the workers would be there in an hour or so. They showed up at 2pm and worked until about 4:30 that day. There seemed to be a bit of a communication breakdown between the salesperson, whom I had dealt with all along, and the production team. Otherwise, they were very responsive in returning my calls or e-mails promptly. The second workday went a bit smoother. However, I didn't realize how messy the cellulose can be. There were a couple of times during the process when the cellulose escaped from the wall and went into the house through an unseen crack in the wall underneath the kitchen sink. This stuff gets everywhere and gets light grey dust on everything. This wasn't the fault of the contractor but, I thought it was important to note here. I am still finding this stuff. When it happened, it was promptly recognized by the crew and cleaned up immediately as best they could. The spray foam was performed by a sub-contractor. This process took about 30 minutes. The workers showed up, sprayed,cleaned up, and left before I knew it. I was warned about a smell from the drying foam, but was pleasantly surprised that there was barely any odor. The bathroom fan works great and is properly vented to the outside. This is a minor detail, but the wall switch to it was installed a little sloppy and you could see the edge of the hole that was cut in the wall to install the box for the switch. I installed a new switch myself and got a larger plate to completely cover the hole. Overall.... Gary, the owner of the company seems very knowledgeable and experienced about this type of work. He was very willing to answer all my questions and talk with me at length about my concerns. Tim, the salesperson, is also very knowledgeable and prompt in returning correspondence. The workers were respectful and cleaned up. The company seems to be having some growing pains in that they seem stretched too thin due to the number of energy audits they are receiving. I won't know the full effects of the insulation until next winter but I am looking forward to the energy savings that the audit predicted.

Gary Goodman,the owner,came to our house with a couple of associates and did a Comprehensive Home Assessment.He then prepared a series of proposals to take care of the problems he found and additional steps to improve the energy efficiency of our brand new home.After deciding which improvements we would make we scheduled a day to perform the work. Gary and his crew arrived in the morning and went right to work.Workers in the attic sealed openings,fixed existing fiberglass insulation,prepared and blew in a cellulose 6" cap over existing insulation.Gary personally went around the main floor sealing all the ceiling penetrations.Other workers were outside cutting access holes to the basement rim area in the finished section of the basement.About midday the urethane spray crew arrived and went to work.They sprayed the rim area from inside and through the previously cut outside holes and when that was completed they sprayed the walls in the unfinished section of the basement.In the afternoon when all the work was complete Gary performed another blower door test and it showed a 33% reduction in air infiltration. Gary and his crew were neat and polite and I was extremely happy with the work and especially the energy saving ($$) potential.About a month later another inspection/blower door test was performed by NYSERDA which confirmed the results and netted us a $543.70 (10%) rebate check from them. Gary is a true professional and I recommend him without qualification.