Before & After Photos

Dryer Vent Cleaning in Berlin, MD 21811

Homeowner's in Ocean View, DE wanted to create a conditioned living space within their home. 

Their room was not properly insulated and could not be used as a living space. To created a conditioned living space, Dr. Energy Saver Delmarva has installed Spray Foam. Closed Cell Spray Foam is sprayed in layers on the bottom of the roof deck and sealed to the perimeter of the ceiling. This creates an airtight cap to prevent air from leaking in or out of the room. 

Now the room is the same temperature as the other finished rooms in the home, the home is less drafty and the cost of utility devices will decrease. 

The before photo captures the ceiling of the room before the spray foam was installed. The After photo captures the ceiling after the spray foam was installed. 

This dryer exhaust was never properly vented to the outside.  Among other issues in the crawl space this needed to be rectified. During encapsulation of the crawl space the Dr. Energy Saver Delmarva team has properly vented and sealed this dryer exhaust so that unwanted hot air and debris from the dryer will no longer be directed to the crawl space. 

The rim joist of a home is rarely insulated and never sealed during construction. These joints and gaps between the framing allow for a lot of outside air to enter the home. This means that whatever temperature the outdoor air currently is, the same temperature air is being leaked into the home. This could make for very cold floors in the winter and hot, humid conditions for the crawl space in the summer.

The rim joist counts for almost 30% of the air that enters the typical crawl space. It's important during crawl space encapsulation that the rim joist be properly air sealed. Prevent the excess moisture from entering your home, make your floor warmer and protect your home from the damaging effects of a vented crawl space with proper rim joist air sealing.