Penobscot Home Performance

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It was an absolute pleasure to work with Matt Damon and his work crew of three, as well as with Joseph Sewell, the electrician who was subcontracted for the electrical work involved. The work began with a thorough home energy audit conducted by Matt, using a blower door to determine the air leaks within the house. (The house was built in 1940 and was very leaky!) Matt also explained that the work I had planned was eligible for an Efficiency Maine rebate of about $1,000. (The price for the job I have cited is net after the rebate.) The energy audit was done in December and the work was scheduled for late January, the earliest date that Penobscot Home Performance was available. The work crew arrived promptly on the scheduled date and, despite snow and cold, completed their work in less than two full days. The crew went above and beyond the original specs of the job by also foam sealing leaks in the cellar along the edges where the concrete foundation meets the framing, and they even provided an impromptu repair to a broken window in the cellar. Although the loose cellulose is messy to work with, they did an excellent job of cleaning up at the end of the job. I also had the electrician install new digital thermostats, at a very modest additional cost. The whole crew was courteous, tidy, and they even put up with my dog! At the end of the whole process, Matt repeated the blower door test and determined that the energy efficiency had improved by about 30%. This verdict was borne out by the next gas bill I received after the work was completed, which reflected a 30% decrease in the number of therms used. I plan to have Penobscot Home Performance back in the spring to install new storm windows and foundation insulation.