After two months of high electric bills, I wanted to have an energy audit performed on my house. I was referred to Greene Solutions by a coworker. I called and set up an appointment with Thomas. The energy audit was well worth it. First of all, AEP has an energy audit rebate which makes your personal cost very low (I have all electric heat). Secondly, Greene Solutions is one of the accredited companies who has the expertise to do this work. It also helps that Greene Solutions does all of the rebate paperwork for you, so you don't have to pay full price upfront and then get reimbursed later. They turn in the forms and wait for the rest of the money on their time. Anyway, Thomas evaluated our home in fine detail. He used thermal imaging to show us the heat loss problem areas in every part of every room. He performed the blower door test and showed us problem areas for air entry/loss. He also pointed out how we could improve our home ourselves with specific tips in addition to explaining how Greene Solutions can make improvements for us if we are not inclined to tackle home projects. He even left us with energy efficient light bulbs as part of the audit. Thomas did not rush us through the process and answered all my questions. It was also apparent that he was not trying to "upsale" us on any services. He simply wanted to explain how we could improve the energy efficiency of our home. He even gave me a referral for a company that does HVAC work at my request. He recommended Wolfe and Sons (they have worked with them on projects that include installation of HVAC systems) and that was a great choice for me (see my review for Wolfe and Sons). Needless to say, we were impressed and contracted Greene Solutions to perform work that we didn't want to undertake ourselves. Back in March, we scheduled the appointment for April 10th at 9:00 AM. Thomas made sure that my bathroom fan was properly vented out of my roof by contracting the work to Capital City Daylighting prior to the insulation work as part of the job (see my review of them for that excellent work performed). Tyler, Eric, Pat, and Owen of Greene Solutions showed up at 9:00 AM on the10th to blow insulation into my attic and improve my soffit vents to allow the 17" of insulation my house now has. They explained what work they would be doing today and even showed me how they prepared the soffit vents prior to the insulation addition before they began. They were very professional and friendly. They encouraged me to see the progress as they worked to make sure I was happy with how it was done. Their attention to detail was excellent. For example, they had put large rulers along many of the support beams to show that they achieved the agreed upon level of insulation. I know that it is simply standard procedure for them, but it really provides confidence to the customer to see the insulation level along the various parts of the attic as they proceed. They sealed my can lights prior to starting work. They built a "dam" along the entry door so no insulation would fall if the door was opened. They made sure that the insulation was blown over the demarcation line of the family room and garage to ensure that the thermal barrier was sound at the wall line. I can tell you that I was very impressed. I wish I had the forethought to have taken before and after photos to upload. They even offered to rework my attic entry door at no charge (b/c it was poorly put together from stray boards when it was first put in place and it didn't fit well because the original framing had been damaged along two of the four edges). They cut me a new entry door and even framed it in place using wood I had. They then attached a thick pad of insulation to the top side of the door and sealed the bottom edges of the door with a foam tape to seal it against the frame they built for it. The attic looks great and the door looks so much better than the original one. Greene Solutions has made a believer out of me. You should give them a call if you have any questions about how to make your home more energy efficient or want to get work done to improve the energy efficiency of your home.
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