Are you sick and tired of drafts, pests, odors, noise and dirt entering you home? Concerned about ice damming?
Do you want to know how to have a draft-proof building, save money on heating and cooling costs and have better indoor air-quality?
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Zero Draft Insulation & Energy Solutions provides infrared inspection services, installs blown-in cellulose insulation, and provides air barrier sealing for homeowners. Our goal is to substantially reduce excessive air movement in your home's building envelope.
Why all the fuss about moving air? Extensive research by both the U.S. Department of Energy and Canadian energy experts has shown that air leakage represents the single largest source of heat loss or gain in all types of buildings. What does this mean for you, the homeowner?
If your home has excessive air leakage you're spending too much money on heating and cooling your home!
Why do we use infrared cameras? We use infrared cameras because we can show you exactly where you need to reduce your home's air leakage. Temperature differences can be monitored within one tenth of a degree. We can detect heat leaving your home in the winter and heat entering your home in the summer.
Take look at the pictures below and see for yourself. (Click on image to enlarge photo.)
Above: Infrared image of air infiltration around light fixtures and under insulation in attic.
Above: Infrared image of cold air around bottom of window. The wall area under the window was not insulated.
Don't guess whether or not this is happening to you - Call Zero Draft Insulation & Energy Solutions
1-207-899-4688.
Commercial Buildings
If you own a commercial building you know all about the common concerns of commercial building owners:
High energy costs
Drafts, uneven temperatures
Transfer of odors from floor to floor
Moisture, mildew, condensation and mold
Deterioration of building materials and cladding at air leakage points
Zero Draft Insulation & Energy Solutions services helps you combat the rising costs of maintaining your building and stop the potentially dangerous effects of poor indoor air quality.
Call Zero Draft Insulation & Energy Solutions today to find out how you can benefit from having an infrared scan of your building done; add, replace or install blown-in cellulose insulation; or control air leakage with an air sealing program.
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Building managers
Are you getting complaints from your tenants about drafts, odors, pests and noise transfer?
Did you know that most of these complaints are caused by air leakage?
Zero Draft Insulation & Energy Solutions controls air leakage by sealing cracks, holes, and gaps with the proper materials. Stopping the unwanted flow of air prevents noise, bad odors such as cigarette smoke and cooking odors, flies and other pests from getting into the building or moving from one unit to another.
Air leakage has been shown to be the single largest source of heat loss or gain in the envelopes of nearly all types of buildings. Control it and you keep the heated or air-conditioned air inside the building and save money on heating and cooling costs!
Some common types of air leakage control include:
Re-weatherstripping doors and windows.
Sealing elevator cable and plumbing service shafts.
Isolating underground parking garages and mechanical rooms.
Eliminating air leaks behind baseboards, baseboard heaters, and at construction joints such as roof-to-wall.
Call Zero Draft Insulation & Energy Solutions today to find out how we can help you save money and reduce complaints! 1-207-899-4688
New Construction
Expert insulation installation and air sealing by Zero Draft Insulation & Energy Solutions ensures that your first winter in your new home, or your customer's first winter if you're a building contractor, will be as warm and comfortable as possible.
There are so many details in building a new home. How can you be sure that the unseen details of insulating between walls and in crawlspaces, the sealing around baseboards and wire openings will be done correctly?
Zero Draft ensures the quality of the insulation work by employing thermal scanning when the job is completed so that you know your new home is as thermally sound as possible. You will be able to see for yourself, as well as your customers, that the job was done right!
Call Zero Draft Insulation & Energy Solutions today, long before the walls go up and problems arise.
1-207-899-4688
Over the years conducting of building inspections, Zero Draft Insulation & Energy Solutions has seen homes that were losing heat through inferior windows or due to improper window installation. We now have a solution for both.
Zero Draft is an authorized distributor of Simonton Windows, one of the largest vinyl window and door manufacturers in the United States. We install the windows ourselves and we guarantee your windows to be installed correctly. The Simonton Window comes with a manufacturer's guarantee like no other. If your Simonton Window breaks for any reason, your replacement window is free.
Simonton Impressions and Simonton StormBreaker Plus lines offer the very best in quality, beauty and energy-efficiency. For residents residing in homes along the coast, the StormBreaker Plus offers the added protection feature of impact-resistant and certified laminated glass which will remain intact even when struck with substantial force.
Since 1946, Simonton has been an industry leader offering a wide range of vinyl window and door products. Simonton has grown to become one of the largest vinyl window and door manufacturers in the United States. When you're looking to replace your windows, Simonton Windows should be on your list of products to consider.
Why Insulate?
Many older homes have inadequate attic insulation. Zero Draft Insulation & Energy Solutions recommends today's code, R-38, for attic insulation. Anything less than that means wasted money going right through your roof.
Heating and cooling account for 50% to 70% of the energy used in the average American home. About 20% goes for heating water. On the other hand, lighting and appliances and everything else account for only 10% to 30% of the energy used in most homes.
Insulating your home will typically save enough money in reduced utility bills to pay for itself in a short period of time, continue to save you money for as long as you own the home, and increase the resale value of your home!
Get the benefits of controlling air leakage too!
Buildings with gaps, cracks, and "holes" in them that suffer from uncontrolled air flow (air leakage) cost more money to heat and air condition, are drafty and uncomfortable, have poorer air quality indoor air, deteriorate faster, and generate more occupant complaints than buildings where air leakage is properly controlled.
Zero Draft Insulation & Energy Solutions controls air leakage by sealing gaps, cracks and holes with innovative materials and systems applications. This stops the unwanted flow of air and prevents everything from noise, bad smells such as second-hand smoke and cooking odors, and flies and other insects getting into the building or moving from one part of it to another.
Air leakage has also been shown to represent the single largest source of heat loss or gain through the envelopes of nearly all types of buildings. Control it and you keep heated or air-conditioned air inside the building and save money.
Call us now to schedule a scan and find out how you can upgrade the thermal performance of your home and save money on heating costs!
1-207-899-4688
Different Types of Insulation
The key to any insulation material performance is its bonding or adhesion to the surface onto which it is being applied. Depending on what your building insulation needs are, different applications will be used alone or in combination to provide your building with the best thermal performance available.
Loose or blown-in insulation is installed so that it forms a blanket in attic and ceiling applications.
Wall insulation is blown in at a density that will not allow it to settle or create voids at the tops of walls.
Sprayed-on products bond and seal foundations. Weatherstripping and foam sealants are used to create tight seals around doors and windows.
AirBarrier Sealants
Zero Draft Insulation & Energy Solutions uses ZERODRAFT Brand Professional Weatherization Materials to make buildings healthy, safe, durable, comfortable and energy efficient. (scroll down for images)
Foam Sealants
Zerodraft Foam Sealant and Zerodraft Insulating Air Sealant seals gaps and cracks in walls, roof-wall connections, the perimeter of door and window openings, mechanical and electrical penetrations and similar locations to help provide a continuous, impermeable barrier to any air infiltration loss.
Features:
Fire retardant
Safe formula - Does not contain urea formaldehyde
Excellent insulating properties
Finishing - Typically covered with plaster, drywall, paneling, trim or other finish.
Your Zero Draft technician is certified in the proper application of all ZERODRAFT products.
Blown-In Cellulose
Blown-In Cellulose Insulation for Walls & Attics
Zero Draft uses Thermo-Cel Class One Cellulose Insulation, made by National Fiber. National Fiber's Thermo-Cel product is a high quality, loose-fill cellulose insulation for use in blowing caps in attics and in dense-packing wall cavities. Advantages of Thermo-Cel:
Highly efficient thermal barrier
Proven energy savings
Lasting fire resistance
Significant sound barrier and moisture control (enhanced by the natural open cell structure of the cellulose fiber)
Non-irritating to the skin, no health problems (contains no formaldehyde, no asbsestos, no glass fibers)
Very clean (minimal dust)
Recycled materials are eco-friendly.
You can learn more about cellulose insulation by following the links below:
Weatherstripping
Seamingly small measures like weatherstripping can have a big impact on a building's energy performance! We use ZERODRAFT products to ensure a tight seal around doors and windows.
A variety of fine encapsulated foam and pile materials are combined with metal and plastic extrusions to create a retrofit on new weatherseals for window and doors.
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Air Barrier sealant using foam sealant and caulking:
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