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Insulating your wallsposted at 10/07/2011 at 05:47PM
Many people overlook re-insulating their walls because they feel it can’t be done properly. This of course is not the case. The correct and easiest way to insulate walls is to remove the exterior siding of your home in selected faces and drill behind it. Feelers and plumbobs are then used to probe the holes to find the next stud or any blocks or braces. By using this system our crews can successfully navigate around your home and be confident in finding all vacant areas and filling them fully and tightly with insulation. JM of New Bedford’s workers are paid hourly and not by the square foot thus they are never rushing to finish a job early. If there was a spot that was missed all the heat would escape through that area and would create a cold draft. We at JM of New Bedford take the extra time to drill that extra hole to ensure your home’s walls are completely filled with insulation.
The Rockwool insulation that we use is guaranteed against defect and settling for the life of the building. The insulation itself is packed at a presettled density of 4lbs per square foot. We have torn down walls of homes we insulated 20 years prior and the insulation is still nicely packed around all studs, braces, pipes and wires. Once the insulation is installed, the same exterior siding is then reinstalled properly onto your home.
Don’t go through another winter with drafty walls while wasting money keeping your furnace running. Call us today at 508-992-5770 for a free estimate on getting your walls insulated.
Lifetime Warranty on ALL Roofs posted at 07/29/2011 at 05:19PM
GAF Life Time Shingle Warranty
GAF is now only selling shingles that have a lifetime warranty. GAF is an American Shingle company that JM of New Bedford has been using for more than 20 years now. They offer great service and a great product. CertainTeed is another popular American Shingle company and they have also begun to only make shingles with a life time warranty. The warranty is actually for fifty years, the shingles will not be prorated until the 51st year. The warranty is fully transferrable, if you decide to sell the house within the first 20 years. If at any point there is a leak, or the shingles need to be replaced, GAF will personally come down to inspect it, and will pay for the labor and materials to get the roof fixed.
In order to receive the lifetime warranty, the roof must be installed by a certified contractor. (JM of New Bedford is a certified contractor.) The roof must also be installed with the appropriate items, such as ice and water barrier, starter courses, etc. That way the roof is installed as a complete leak-less roofing system. A warranty must then be filed with GAF through the contractor.
Taking advantage of this warranty is a must. Having that sort of guarantee for that length of time is unheard of in the roofing business. Call us today at 508-992-5770 to get a free estimate on your next lifetime guaranteed roof.
SAVE 75% off your next Insulation Projectposted at 07/13/2011 at 02:52PM
National Grid and Nstar have come out with a new program that enables homeowners to receive a rebate when insulating their homes. This rebate is 75% up to $2,000 off the price of the insulation measures. The only prerequisite is that you must have National Grid or Nstar as either your gas or your electric provider. Measures that can be done are wall, attic and basement insulation, as well as any airsealing. The first step in this process is to call a certified local insulation installer. JM of New Bedford is an independent insulation installer for Nstar and National grid. We hold all the certifications, licenses and insurances to be a part of this prestige program. By calling us first we will check your home for needed insulation measures, inform you more of the program, and tell you of any roadblocks that may inhibit you from the program. We will then submit your home into the program. You then will receive a free energy audit from your utility provider. The auditor will either approve or reject the measures we suggested based on the roadblocks in your home (knob and tube wiring, asbestos, etc.) Once approved, the work can be done. The customer then only has to pay the contractor the difference in cost after the rebate has been taken. For example: you would like to upgrade your attic insulation that costs $1000, Nstar or National Grid will pay $750 directly to JM of New Bedford, and you the customer would pay us $250 directly to JM of New Bedford after the work as been completed. Call us today at 508-992-5770 to see if you can take part in this exciting new program.
Insulating your home and saving money
posted at 06/02/2011 at 05:58PM
Today JM of New Bedford is insulating a large house in Fairhaven. This house is a large two story with some stone siding. To insulate the home properly, JM of New Bedford is re-insulating the attic, we are wet spraying the open stud spaces to the walls that have been gutted, and we are drilling and blowing the remainder of the walls that haven’t been torn out. The walls will have an R value of 16 (in a four inch stud space), and the attic will now have an R value of 38. The owners of the house are also working with us through the utility company to receive a rebate on the insulation. They will receive $2,000 worth of insulation measures through this program and will receive another 10% of the adjusted cost off their federal taxes this upcoming year. The expected time it will take for this couple to receive the money they spent on insulation measures back through fuel savings is about 2-3 years.
To learn how much you can save money through insulation and utility rebate programs call us at 508-992-5770.
Welcome to the JM of NB Blog.posted at 06/02/2011 at 02:12AM
Welcome to our blog. Watch this space for upcoming news.