The Green Building Pros Ltd

The Green Building Pros were truly professionals and a pleasure to work with. The owner and crew were all very knowledgeable about products and building. They answered all of our questions and explained everything before and during the remodeling process. They did a very thorough job of identyfing existing heat loss issues as well as many other problems and effectively resolved all of them. Their attention to detail was very impressive and every part of the job looked great when completed. They took a lot of pride in the work. Everyone was very courteous and cleaned the area at the end of each workday. The contractor took great interest in the job and followed up on on all of the work done, making sure that everything was done to our satisfaction.

Michael Hein of The Green Building Pros inspected the home following the energy audit, and submitted a quote based on improvements necessary to save energy with better insulation. He is very knowledgeable about the most effective placement of insulation, and the best kind of insulation for the job. He recommended removing loose fiberglass insulation and replacing it with extruded polysyrene boards. He also corrected several omissions from the original construction. Some second story walls were not insulated against the cold attic, and many cracks around pipes were letting heated or cooled air escape from the house. We could feel a strong stream of air rushing from a hole in the basement ceiling, pulling air all the way from the attic because it was not sealed. He and his assistant worked for several days to get to the bottom of the insulation problem. Although the cost was high at $5100, we expect a payback within 8 years (based on then current low natural gas prices, and electricity prices which were much lower than they are now). The house is also more comfortable, and much more comfortable on the second floor, which was always too cold in winter. There is only a slight degree in temperature between first and second floors now, thanks to better insulation in the attic and second floor knee walls.