Seal It!

Mama and Papa Canadien Geese with 5 babies, honking in the pond.

Tell em Bartlett! SEAL IT Insulation installed our foam insulation. We'll be toasty with our new windows and new insulation. It will keep out the critters too. This insulation is much better than batt insulation for several reasons- we'll double at least the R value in the walls and triple in the ceiling. The install is so tight, we won't be bothered by critters nesting in the walls. no more nut storage. The air quality with foam is much cleaner and does not contain fibers or added dust inside the house where the batt insulation does as it breaks down with time. It is a sustainable product as it outlasts the other insulations out there on the market. The install took a little over a day and a half and the guys were very clean and professional. Reggie was our lead installer and he was great. Best part about SEAL IT- they are a Maine based company (Brunswick), and it feels great to work with a local company. I recommend spending the extra on the foundations of your walls. This will definitely pay us back in savings this winter as well as our many years we'll be having at the house.

We will certainly be looking into the Tri-polymer they have for the existing part of the house - at some point, since it is great for retrofit installations and can be added to each stud bay from the exterior without having to gut the interior finishes- although with the noises I heard last night- we may be gutting the insides of this section too!! It sounds like it is something you want to do in the summer months- since the chemicals react best when it is at a warmer climate. But according to Reggie- it is perfect for historical renovations or retrofits-as it pushes whatever insulation that is currently in the walls, and fills the cavity completely like the spray foam.

Mike Conlyn the Portland representative was very sweet, he came by to make sure everything was okay with the installation and to make sure we were pleased with the work. Which we are of course. He happened to come around the corner of the house, just when Erik had taken a shot at a rodent exiting the house- Erik had wounded the bugger, so to put it out of it's misery Erik stepped on him.

Poor Mike...I am sure he was appalled- but left us with a Thank You card that included a Cabella's gift card- which read "for more ammo!"....gotta love Maine.