Greenshield Insulation

I'm pretty happy with the insulation work. The room above my garage had cold floors so Greenshield punched holes on the garage ceiling drywall, blew in several bags full, and patched up the holes and cleaned up everything afterwards. They showed up on time, did very clean work, was very professional and most importantly the outcome was great. The room floor is no longer cold and the house is better insulated than before. The price was very competitive and they knew exactly what to do. Highly recommended.

I had Greenshield do R-44 blown-in insulation on my attic after getting a heat-pump HVAC installed (by a different contractor). It takes a couple of hours and they have several people working on a single house at one time. All of them, especially Ahmad and Dave were very professional. They prep your place and clean up after also. They have the process down pat and it seems like they've been doing this for a long time. This appears to be confirmed by their years in service in the bay area. They are also in contact with BayREN which provides Bay area rebates for green improvements to your home. R44 is the minimum required to qualify for the BayREN incentive. They handle the inspection and submitting of this rebate and all you have to do is wait for your check back. The price is reasonable and the work is definitely high quality. Because we have a newly installed heat pump with a smart thermostat we can quantitatively say that the R-44 blown in insulation makes a measurable difference into how much our heating system is running. I'm looking forward to seeing if there are improvements for the AC during summer as well. The insulation is definitely worth it for saving a few extra kwh if you have a heat pump. I assume a similar effect will be observed if you are using natural gas. If you are considering some energy efficiency improvements to your house (esp. considering the absolute massacre that PG&E is putting us through), attic insulation is one of the best bang for your buck projects you can do. It's also the most minimally disrupting. Plan for a couple of hours and have space available for them to move around and you should be good. Ahmad is very knowledgeable and very accommodating to any requests you might have. I recommend at least calling him to gain some of his perspectives in your next home improvement project. I added a photo of one area that they added insulation in. The white rectangles are how they measure the height of the blown in insulation. I confirm that at the minimum they reach the required level and in some areas exceed the thickness they promised. They also use spray insulation in some other gaps in our attic.

Greenshield deserves 5 stars. 1. They are very flexible to work with. 2. Sounds professional throughout the project. 3. Keep up to their promise. 4. Workmanship is excellent: I replace my attic insulation and air duct system to help me with my allergy problem (I remove insulation, next install new HVAC system, finally install insulation. I have abestos removal, so this is the best sequence for me.) - They clean very well. Using negative pressure vacuum, they suck and remove all the junk, blown in, batt and left nothing behind. I personally went up to inspect their cleaning after they were done. (I pay extra attention to the cleaning process because I don’t like the musty smell of an old house. I have allergy, so air quality is important to me. They also sprayed to disinfect the attic.) - Installation is very good. They put back brand new thick R38 insulation beautifully. They reach even the furthest corner. Every part of the attic is covered. 5. They stand behind their work. I am glad to deal with Greenshield. I have no headache or hiccup in the entire process. As a regular home owner, I have zero knowledge prior to this. 6. They have rebates, so at the end their price is competitive. They do all the rebate for me. I shop at many other places and finally decided to go with Greenshield. My recommendation just go through Greenshield in the first place and save your time. They give you the price upfront and no need for negotiation like other contractors/company.) Due to the rebate, there will be an inspector from CA Energy Program coming to inspect to make sure it is done correctly and up to code. ( I have a piece of mind knowing their work has QA from a government agency.) 8. Usually old house has aging sheetrock and especially in bathroom due to moistures build up over time. It is very easy to crack/break sheetrock and to be fallen off from the ceiling. You don’t want to hire a handyman or no name contractor doing this job. Finally, the biggest win here is you don’t have headache dealing with contractors, and you know you can trust them to install insulation with good workmanship and use quality material. P/S: Greenshield did all the rebate application for me. Inspector came 3 days they finished the job. My rebate was approved within a week after the insulation. I was surprised how quick and easy the rebate process was.