Alber Service Company Before & After Photos

These homeowners were never comfortable upstairs. Their home was built in the 1950's and had the original insulation which was only 2-in thick and had been removed in spots. The summer sun heated the attic to 120 degrees and the poor insulation didn't keep that heat from going right through the second floor ceiling.

The first measure we installed was attic air sealing. The insulation was moved and all wall tops and penetrations around wires and pipes were sealed with expanding spray foam. This keeps the conditioned air in the home from leaking into the attic. Next, we added 16-inches of blown in cellulose insulation. The R-value of the insulation increased from R-7 to R-51 which means 67% less heat is transferred through the ceiling!

The home is now comfortable all year and our clients are glad to refer us to family and friends.

Our clients were unhappy with their home. The temperature difference between the first and second floors was dramatic - over 10 degrees warmer upstairs on a hot summer day. Their utility bills were also very high. We replaced the old, inefficient furnace, air conditioner, and water heater to lower the energy bills. The variable speed Amana heating and air conditioning system pushed more cold air to the second floor while consuming a lot less energy. But to make the dramatic improvement in comfort they sought, we also had to seal the attic and properly insulate it.

We moved the old insulation then sealed all gaps in the framing, drywall and around plumbing and electrical penetrations with spray foam. The old insulation was placed flat on the ceiling (it had been bunched up), and an additional 12-in of cellulose insulation was blown in on top.

The result was a much tighter house that didn't leak as much cool conditioned air into the attic and insulation that reduced the heat transferred from the attic into the second floor by 67%! The second floor is now just as comfortable as the first floor when it's sunny and 95-degrees outside.

This project qualified for a $4000 rebate and 0% interest financing for 7-years from NJ's Home Performance Program.

This client manages several really nice apartment complexes. He pays close attention to his tenants comfort and their utility bills. When it’s time to replace a system, he always calls Alber Service Company. This tenant got a reliable Amana gas furnace and high efficiency air conditioner all installed in the same day.

Our client had a 35 year old air handler in the attic providing central air conditioning. The air handler had rotted out and was leaking water through the ceiling. We replaced the air handler including new sealed duct transitions, added a safety pan under the unit with a switch to shut it off if water ever gets into the pan, converted the air handler to work with the refrigerant in the old AC unit outside, and got the summer comfort restored in one day.

This Medford home is now ready for the hot summers with its new Amana Air Conditioning.