Home Insulation Services Before & After Photos

Before:
This 20-year-old Mundelein home in an over-55 community was losing valuable heat through the attic. The homeowner, who found us online, reached out looking for a reliable insulation solution to improve comfort and energy savings.

After:
Our team professionally upgraded the attic insulation, helping to regulate indoor temperatures, reduce energy bills, and increase overall comfort year-round. The homeowner was thrilled with the results — and left us a great review!

A family in Buffalo Grove reached out with a common but frustrating issue:

“In winter, our home is too cold and in summer, it’s too hot.”

After a thorough inspection, we identified insufficient insulation as the root cause. Our team installed our patented blown-in cellulose insulation to properly seal and regulate the home’s temperature year-round. Now, this home is set up for warmer winters, cooler summers, and consistent comfort in every season. Because every home should feel just right...no matter what Chicagoland weather brings.

THE PROBLEM

When the customer called us out, their concern was that the crawlspace ceiling insulation was sagging, messy and wasn't properly insulating the rooms above and next to that crawlspace. This small crawlspace area was accessible from the outside and was below a kitchen space and shares a wall with the basement. 

What the customer didn't know was that they had more than one issue. First, the exterior walls and rim joists were not insulated, which allowed cold air in the winter and hot air in the summer to penetrate the space. Secondly, the old ceiling insulation was trapping humid air and condensation. Once that happens and the batt insulation gets wet or compressed, it loses stiffness and sags or drops to the ground. Also, with the ceiling batt insulation creating a barrier between the conditioned air in the house and the unconditioned air in the crawlspace, any exposed pipes in the crawlspace were at risk of freezing in the winter months without proper insulation.

THE SOLUTION 

In every situation where we meet with a customer, it is important to us to understand what they want to accomplish. This starts with a lot of questions. We want to understand what the problem is, what the customer's concern is, and what their priorities are.

After we understand what the problem is and what the customer wants to accomplish, it's vital that the customer understands what the solution is and why it's going to work.

In this case, our insulation professional explained why the ceiling insulation should be removed and not replaced.

The recommendation was to insulate the exterior walls and rim joists with our SilverGlo foam board which would turn the crawlspace into the home's conditioned envelope.

By installing our SilverGlo foam board insulation, it will:

• Stop the transfer of heat or cold through the walls
• Stabilizes temperature
• Reduces drafts
• Prevent the Stack Effect from pulling cold/warm moist air into the living space
• Prevent pipes from freezing
• Look neat, clean and professionally done

THE RESULT

In just one day, the crawlspace was completely transformed. Our customer's crawlspace went from sloppy, saggy ceiling insulation that was doing more harm than good, to a clean professionally done, temperature controlled crawlspace. 

Another happy customer from Lake Forest in the books

Here are great before and after photos of where we dense-packed the garage ceiling. 

These homeowners from Hoffman Estates, IL were not happy with the condition of their crawl space. There was no barrier between the dirt and crawl space, which meant there was no protection. 

They contacted the experts at Dr. Energy Saver NE Illinois, who arrived with solutions. Our team of professionals determined that a complete encapsulation would ease the homeowners' mind and improve the overall health of the home. Our CleanSpace Vapor Barrier is a durable liner that prevents unwanted pests, moisture, and mold from penetrating your crawl space.