Affordable Insulation & Renovation, Inc Oakville

I promised to write a follow up review once Affordable Insulation came to actually do the work. I had taken the day off in order to be present for the work to be done and I received a couple of phone calls in the morning, to tell me exactly where they were and approximately how long it would be until they arrived! Now how nice is that! Syd & Rod showed up and Rod immediately went up into the attic to give it another inspection and to take photos to show us where we may be having issues. While Rod was in the attic, poor Syd was out in the rain inspecting the outside of the house. When Syd came back in, we talked about some of the issues we were experiencing in the house. Being a power of sale house, last year was our first winter in it and we just about froze...well no wonder...we had an average of R16 in the entire attic...some places we were down to drywall. Rod showed us actual pictures and we were having issues with "wind wash". And of course we had insufficient insulation. So they prepped the attic to prevent the wind wash from happening anymore and showed us the before & after photos as well. Anyway, Syd also thought that part of the reason we were so cold upstairs compared to the main level was that the furnace wasn't pushing out enough air. So Syd went to the truck and brought out this handy dandy little gadget and started inspecting our air vents in the bedrooms & upstairs bathrooms as well as the mainfloor and basement. He detected a 3 or 4 degree difference in temperature from the main level vents to the upstairs vents. He checked to make sure all the flaps in the vent were open...totally above and beyond the call of duty! He suggested we could try getting a fan booster from Home Depot to see if that would help...but promised that we would notice a huge difference once the insulation was blown in. Syd also inspected the rest of our house and gave suggestions to improve and make the house warmer and more energy efficient. Half way through the job, Jason the person that came to quote us, was in the neighbourhood and wanted to check in on us to see how it was going. He's such a great guy. The entire process for the insulation was 4 or 5 hours...they prepped the attic, showed us before and after pictures and encouraged my husband to go up in the hatch and take a look at the final product. It has now been a couple of weeks since the work has been done. We have noticed a few things. While we haven't changed our thermostat settings, it seems that the furnace doesn't run nearly as often as it used to and the house is more consistently comfortable with less "cold" spots. While walking up the stairs to the second floor, there isn't a noticeable wall of cold that we were experiencing half way up the stairs. The temperature seems to again be more consistent. The upper level is alot warmer. Previously, sitting on the toilet in the middle of the night felt like sitting on a block of ice! This is no longer the case! I can't say enough good things about these guys. They are knowledgeable, helpful and really go above and beyond to make the customer feel confident about the work they perform plus they also are great about giving additional advice on things that they notice. They are completely transparent in the work they do. They were definitely worth the wait and my husband and I would definitely recommend their services. They have that old time work ethic and want to do the job right the first time. Great job Syd, Rod & Jason! We are so happy -- thanks again!

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I used Homestars to find this compay. I called Affordable and one other firm that never bothered to call me back. I immediately liked Jason when speaking with him and when he came to quote us he was on time, professional and generally just a great guy. He fully inspected our attic and then sat down with my husband and I to discuss the findings. It ends up that we had about an overall R value of 16 in our attic (no wonder we were freezing our heinies off in the winter!) He told us in detail exactly what he found in the attic and even provided drawings. He explained the different options that are available and compared it to the product that Affordable uses. I really like the fact that the product they use doesn't use Formaldehyde so there is no off-gassing (as we have a 2 year old in the house). My husband and I didn't even need to "talk about it"...we decided right on the spot to hire this company. Overall, we are pleased with how professional this company is and we are looking forward to getting this done so we can start saving money on our heating bills. Jason estimates that we are paying at least $70 per month more than we should be. The only caveat -- these guys are BUSY! Which means they are good. (and are members of the BBB to boot!)..but it will be approximately a month and a half from the quote time to the actual installation. We are on a waiting list, so hopefully if there is a cancellation, we can move up the date. I will provide another review after the actual installation. Based on our interactions so far, I have no problem with recommending that you contact them.