Whole House Solutions LLC

Larry was thorough and willing to explain everything as he did the audit. It took longer than I thought it would, around 2 hours.

I had been talking to Larry for a while about wanting my shed and we finally got it done. From start to finish I didn't have to do anything except explain my concept. Larry has done a number of smaller repair type projects for me but this wais the largest undertaking to date. He is just great to work with.

I got Larry Hougton's name and company from the Wisconsin Focus on Energy web site, where he is listed as a certified Energy Auditor.Larry was worth every penny and then some in showing me where my money is leaving my home in both heat and A/C in the summer. Larry was able to squeeze me into his schedule when I asked for the soonest possible date. He showed up on time and explained what he was going do check during his energy audit and how he was going to accomplish each part of the audit. He asked me what I expected from his audit, which was nice. His many years in building new homes and remodeling old homes was very valuable when he explained what the best and most economical way was to accomplish tasks such as gaining access to a closed crawl space or adding more ventilation to my attic. The blower door test was amazing. By creating the equivalent of a 20 mph wind he walked me through my home from my basement to my upper floor with a thermal camera showing me all the blue areas where cold was leaking or gushing into my home. I had no idea that I was losing heat in some of the areas he showed me. He then used different equipment to test the air flow and safety of my furnace and gas hot water heater. He even had a piece of equipment to test how effective my bathroom ceiling fan was, which he explained was important in order to remove excess moisture from my living space. Larry brought in a ladder and climbed up into my attic and crawled to the far corners, which was great because he found problems that otherwise would not have been found. Larry also walked around the exterior of my home looking for problems. During the 3 hours I asked many questions about the construction of my older home. Larry answered all of my questions with answers that I could clearly understand. He explained to me in detail on how I could do some of the jobs myself, which will save me money. His test report was lengthy and informative. He prioritized which energy saving jobs should be completed first in order to save me the most money in terms of making my home more energy efficient. Anyone with a house older than 10 years needs to have an energy audit done. If you are going to have an energy audit done, and Larry Houghton is your energy auditor, you will be working with the best.