The Best Whole Home Upgrades To Make This Year

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Even though the world is opening up again after a year of coronavirus-induced disruption, many of us have transformed our concept of home. Over the past year, our houses have become much more than a place to sleep at night—they now double as offices, schools, daycares, gyms, entertainment centers, and so much more. 

With your home acting as your base of operations, it’s more important than ever to invest in its performance. By making smart, whole-home performance upgrades, you can make your home healthier, more comfortable, and more energy efficient, improving your family’s quality of life, reducing your impact on the environment, and lowering your energy costs.  

Here are our recommendations for improving your Midcoast Maine home’s performance from top to bottom: 

Start with an Energy Audit 

The importance of an energy audit cannot be overstated. During this comprehensive, whole-home assessment, we’ll evaluate your home’s performance and locate the areas that need improving using advanced tools like a blower door and infrared cameras. We make recommendations based on real data, giving you real results. 

Upgrade Your Insulation and Air Sealing 

Poorly insulated homes aren’t just uncomfortable—they’re also a huge waste of energy. By sealing up air leaks and making sure your attic, basement, and walls are properly insulated, you’ll be able to stop heated or cooled air from escaping your home, leading to more comfortable, consistent temperatures in every room and helping you save energy. Upgrading your insulation and air sealing can also lead to better indoor air quality and help your family stay healthy at home.  

Replace Old Windows and Doors 

There are windows in almost every—if not every—room in your house, and if they’re old and inefficient, your home is bound to be uncomfortable. By installing new energy efficient windows and doors, you can reduce drafts, keep your home more comfortable, and lower your heating and cooling costs. Plus, new windows and doors will give your house a bright, fresh, and new feel.

Encapsulate Your Basement 

Proper basement encapsulation will keep your basement dry and comfortable, so you can use it as a homeschooling location, playroom, home office—whatever you need. Plus, your basement affects your entire home, and keeping it efficient and dry will lead to better overall home health, comfort, and performance. 

Ready To Upgrade Your Midcoast Maine Home? 

Whether you have old drafty windows, a damp and musty basement, or sky-high energy bills to contend with, you can count on Evergreen Home Performance to solve your home performance issues and turn your Midcoast Maine home into a healthy, comfortable, and efficient base camp for your entire family. Give us a call today to learn more, and remember to ask about the financing and rebates your whole home performance project may qualify for! 

Want a healthier, more comfortable, and more efficient home? Call Evergreen Home Performance at 207-594-2244 or contact us here to get started.

Make your home a healthy, comfortable place to work, learn, and live. 

Ask us about whole-home performance upgrades. 207-594-2244

Last week, my oil company asked if we were using some other kind of fuel because our usage was so much less than they had expected We are very happy with the results; the house is much more comfortable

Steve T.

St. George

Highly recommended. Our heating usage is now less than half what it was before we had our roof insulated. Evergreen was knowledgeable, friendly, and left no trace they were ever in our house. Not only is our heating bill much lower now, but our home is generally more comfortable year-round with less temperature fluctuations. Money well spent.

RC Lations

I had gotten estimates from several other companies, but Evergreen was in another league entirely with their professionalism. If you want the job done correctly, I couldn't recommend this company enough.

Rayna Mayo

Freeport

Our basement was the eyesore of the house. I wanted to make improvements, but first needed to make structural, insulating and moisture mitigation improvements. Evergreen was professional and competent in taking on a complex project of not only encapsulation and insulation of basement and crawlspace, but completed needed improvements to the structural integrity of the wood floor platform above a crawlspace and brought in a concrete contractor to pour where there was once a rotting, tiered wood platform - replacing that area with a more functional and tight tiered concrete area.

Duane B.

East Boothbay

I waited a year to write this review. Evergreen finished our job late last winter. Terrific results!!! we've gone from 12-day propane deliveries to 30+ day propane deliveries. The house is noticeably warmer. The Evergreen crew was/is professional, prompt, thorough, scientific, gracious and immaculate with respect to keeping our house clean. Money well spent.

John E.

Boothbay

"Working with Evergreen from start to finish was a great experience." See what our customers have to say about their experience with Evergreen Home Performance. 

Jeff L.

Evergreen came out 2 years ago to do an assessment and insulate our roof. This year we had them come back and do the basement as well. They are hands-down the best crew we've ever hired to work on our house. They are experts at what they do, and super meticulous in their work. After working in our house for a week with blown insulation, there was no trace they were ever here. We've seen a huge decrease in our energy bills while at the same time the house has become way more comfortable. Can't recommend them enough.

RC Lations II

Portland

Very Satisfied with the work performed by Evergreen. Professional employees, high quality work done in a timely manner. My sales rep was Justin, and he was phenomenal During the initial walk around my house, he gave me great ideas for how to improve the efficiency of our home. We will consult with Evergreen for our future home projects.

Adam G.

Westbrook

Evergreen did everything they said they would and more. I actually don't mind going into the basement now since they sealed it. The air quality in the house is noticeably better and it's warmer in the winter. We can even store clothing down there where before, whatever was in there would mildew. Even the spider population declined! I used to vacuum so many of them from the corners of the ceilings in the house. Not any more!

Loriel Van Dusen

We had Evergreen Home Performance of Rockland come in to make our home more energy efficient, and what a TOP notch crew. Brian and his crew did an amazing job from start to finish. Very knowledgeable and professional. We would Definitely highly recommend this crew to anyone who is looking for energy efficiency in their home with a company that truly is an expert and knows how to do a quality job and truly cares about their customer.

Melissa S.

Owls Head

Evergreen removed and replaced the insulation in my attic. They did a great job!, Crew was excellent, and the whole thing went smoothly, and the attic was NOT easy to get into or work in, so kudos to some hard work done well!

Joel A.

Portland

I cant say enough about this company and the benefits that it created for our family. They are very professional and have effectively re-insulated our home. The heating bill proves the point.

Bob O.

Springvale

I was very impressed by the professionalism of this company and the workers. Brian R. was very prompt in replying to my questions; the crew was meticulous in all parts of the work and attentive to the safety aspects concerning Covid; and Brian was extremely thorough in the final inspection. My attic is now snug and warm and I've noticed that the second floor is warmer as well.

Julia S.

Rockland

Greetings one and all! I am writing to express my gratitude to all involved in my insulation project.  From start to finish, I appreciate the universal theme which was maintained by each and every one of you, to ensure that my home was insulated and protected from freezing pipes as if it was your home. Andrea, thanks for helping me navigate my way to the project. Nate, thanks for the thorough initial assessment and the time you took to explain this project to me, step by step. Brian, thanks for setting up my project - so happy

Michele

We had a fantastic experience working with Evergreen to insulate our roof this winter. Everyone was extremely friendly throughout the process - the crew at our home worked hard, were approachable with questions, and the team leader even showed me around the project to point out specific areas they were working to improve.

Joel Wentz

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