As a stand-alone service or as part of an Energy Audit, a Home Performance Inspection evaluates factors that affect the performance of heating and cooling equipment such as windows, walls, ceiling floors, air leakage, insulation as well as moisture issues and indoor air quality.

The purpose of a home performance inspection is to improve the comfort, health, safety, durability and energy efficiency of your home.

COMFORT

To feel comfortable in the house, you want to have even temperatures and comfortable humidity levels. To achieve this first you need to seal the areas where the air is leaking from the ducts or the attic, then you need to ensure proper insulation levels and correctly sized and designed air conditioning systems. A home performance inspection looks at all of these critical systems in your home.

HEALTH

Do you know that air inside the house is much dirtier than the air outside? If you notice that your allergies are worse inside your home than outside, it is likely that you have excessive dust or mold issues aggravating the symptoms. When we air seal the house we keep the dust and moisture outside the house where they belong.

SAFETY

One of the primary things that we look for is too much carbon monoxide in the home. If your furnace or water heater are not burning well, they release carbon monoxide and other combustion bi-products into the air you breathe. Even at very low levels, this can cause serious health issues. Combustion safety is something that everybody should check in order to ensure a safe living environment.

DURABILITY

Moisture is the enemy of buildings. In Houston the air is extremely humid containing high moisture levels which can rot a home from inside out. Air sealing measures minimize the amount of moisture that gets inside the walls of your home making it last longer.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Last but not least, most houses can see a reduction in the energy costs between 20% and 50% or more with additional savings opportunities identified by an energy audit.