Home Heat Loss

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Keeping your home warm during the winter is important here in the Portland area and MidCoast Maine. However, poorly insulated homes allow precious heat to escape, leading to hefty energy bills and unnecessary wear & tear on your HVAC system. In fact, homes with insufficient insulation can cause heat loss of up to 30%!

Where Home Heat Loss Occurs

Let’s take a look at common areas of heat loss in a home and how air sealing and insulation upgrades can help you get your comfort back.

Basements & Crawl Spaces

These areas are often left exposed to the elements, allowing both unwanted airflow and moisture to infiltrate a home’s living spaces. Basement encapsulation creates an added layer of protection.

Ceilings, Walls, & Floors

Poor insulation and air leaks in your home are leading contributors to heat loss. These leaks are often unseen but can amount to heat loss that’s like leaving a window open in your home all year long.

Attics

When an attic isn’t equipped with proper insulation, it can make your home prone to ice dams as heat rises. Attic insulation helps to combat heat loss by keeping it in your home, where it belongs.

Fireplaces

Does your fireplace have an open, missing, or broken damper? If so, it won’t keep your home comfortable, but actually contribute to heat loss.

Plumbing

If plumbing pipes and pipe connections are left uninsulated, the gaps they leave in your walls and foundation will allow unwanted airflow to increase your energy bills, but insulation can help.

Ducts & Vents

Unsealed ducts and poorly installed vents can create air leaks that cause significant heat loss of up to 40% of your HVAC’s output!

Stay Cozy With Insulation Upgrades

At Evergreen Home Performance, we’ve helped thousands of families in MidCoast Maine increase their home’s energy efficiency and comfort with our comprehensive insulation, air sealing, and encapsulation services. Get started with a home energy assessment and find out where your home is losing heat.

Unfortunately, 9 out of 10 homes are under-insulated—is yours? Find out with a home energy assessment. Call 207-594-2244 or contact us online to schedule.

Does your home have enough insulation?

Find out with Evergreen Home Performance 207-594-2244

Professional, friendly and hard-working staff. The product/approach they use for insulation is top notch. We felt the difference immediately, both from added warmth and eliminating drafts. The team and management were easily available to answer our questions or coordinate meeting times. Highly recommended.

Kevin J.

Yarmouth

I have always been impressed by the high level of service, quality of work, and excellent follow-through provided by Evergreen Home Performance in the three projects that they completed at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm over the past several years.

Paul D.

Wells

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

Awesome company. It was a few years ago that they did the audit and then we commissioned them to do the work. We subsequently sold our house and moved to South Africa, but their level of service and expertise will live on.

Odette Brown

I never leave reviews, but had a great experience with Evergreen and wanted to spread the word! In short, we worked with them to insulate our roof this winter and have noticed surprising immediate results. The constant ice dams I have wrestled with are completely gone, and the home is noticeably more comfortable. It's a little too early to tell if our oil bill is going to reduce, but I imagine we will see an impact there as well.

Joel W.

Portland

We just finished a large project air sealing and reinsulating our 1890s basement and attic. It had been completely renovated 8 years ago, but still felt cold, and lacked proper energy assessment and corrections. We met with Justin in December and were very impressed with his knowledge, professionalism and communication skills and knew Evergreen was who we wanted to work with. Dave was our on hands project manager and was excellent. The office staff has been quick to respond and helpful as well when needed.

E Gallant

Kennebunk

Great job installing windows and insulation.

Bob S.

Rockland

Evergreen has insulated two homes that we've owned now and both times we experienced exceptional service and craftsmanship. Our rep, Justin, went above and beyond answering questions and the installation team was attentive to every detail, including pulling out old poorly installed insulation and redoing a bathroom fan that wasn't up to current code. They also left the place spotless every day! Our home is already so much warmer this fall and we are looking forward to using less oil this winter.

Eva G.

Falmouth

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

We had Evergreen come out to our tiny old (100+ year old) house to see what they would recommend for decreasing our carbon footprint, saving money, and increasing our comfort in the cold season. Richard and Bryan were great to work with, patiently answering our many questions and walking us through multiple options. We could only afford to tackle a few areas this year; we ended up replacing some windows and having them weatherize the entire house.

Alan M.

Falmouth

From beginning to end – that is from the moment Justin McEdward stepped into our home to assess our energy conservation needs until the crew left – the Evergreen Home Performance process went absolutely smoothly. Justin made a thorough inspection and took pictures with an infrared camera. His proposal described the scope of work in detail, and he explained what we could expect the proposed work to accomplish. Our proposal was forthcoming within a couple of days, and Justin was available to discuss it and answer questions.

Adrienne Harkavy

I made the mistake of NOT hiring this company last year when I bought and renovated my home. I have brought them in now and what a difference. This group knows what they are doing. They take a complete look at everything and believe they can make your home more energy efficient. They are very professional in the way they approach problems and solutions. And they find ways to save me money. Don't bother with anyone else. Bring Evergreen in before you do anything. Let them assess your issues and give you the right solutions.

Shaw

Owls Head

Evergreen did a fantastic job insulating our 1930's home. The onsite team was professional, clean, and really just a joy to interact with throughout the process. A blower test at the end showed a significant decrease in air leakage. I highly recommend Evergreen.

Kristen H.

South Portland

Evergreen Home Performance shows its expertise from start to finish. Evergreen did three house projects in winter/spring/summer 2020 for me, attic insulation, crawl space under a porch insulation, and basement foam/vapor barrier. From my initial discussion with Bryan, I understood the reasons for choosing different types of insulation, the associated costs, and time estimates. Evergreen scheduled in advance, came when they said they would, and the crews were highly professional in their work and demeanor.

Iris S.

Portland

We are so pleased with the work the team from Evergreen Home Performance did in our home. The project included encapsulation of our basement with a reinforced vapor barrier, installation of a sump pump, spray foam insulation on the walls and insulation of the heating duct work. Everyone at Evergreen was friendly and professional. The project was completed on time and in budget. Our home is much cozier and warmer since the project was completed.

Linda Metzger

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