BrightHome Energy Solutions

Bright Home Energy Solutions performed our energy audit and recommended a number of great ideas to improve the energy efficiency of our home. They did the work in a remarkably professional and timely manner and I wouldn’t think twice about hiring them again for any future energy efficiency issues. These guys are the best!

I contracted with Nick at BrightHOME to blow insulation into the exterior walls of our 1920’s home. We hired BrightHOME primarily because of the time Nick took during the sales process to investigate potential air leaks and to attempt to find us the best solutions to improve energy efficiency and warmth in the house.
The team arrived on-​time as scheduled and finished in the allotted three days. They cleaned up everything and returned our wood siding as best as possible. One item of note was that we had some cellulose «leaks» from the edges of walls and floors or from electrical outlets for a few weeks after the job. Nick had told us this is likely to happen in older homes and we were expecting it. A few vacuums later and this side-​effect disappeared for good.
The one thing that makes it hard for me to give BrightHOME a fifth star was the condition of our wood siding after the job. Nick had indicated that his team would remove squares of wood siding to blow in the insulation. He said that after the job, we should expect some «scoring» between shingles where they would cut the siding to remove it. I would rate his explanation and the facts as not quite aligned. It is true that there is scoring, but we have a number of spots where the wood cracked. Had I not already had plans to paint the exterior of my house, I might have been annoyed at the damage. To be fair, someone looking at the house from the street would not notice. But coming up to the house, it is clear that discrete rows of siding had been removed and returned … something to be aware of if you live in an older home with wood siding.
I can’t evaluate the ultimate effectiveness of the work because we are experiencing a warm winter. In any case, BrightHOME seems to have done a high-​quality job, and Nick Ricciardelli was just amazing to work with. I’d recommend him and the BrightHOME team to anyone. Very satisfied.

Pretty darn happy!
The gents first did the energy audit on the house, showing me things I didn’t know were wrong and (more importantly) showing me things I thought were wrong but were actually fine.
When we agreed on price, gents did a thorough job and an excellent clean up. Took about a week, plus an extra day that was added on thanks to last year’s awful snowstorms.
My bills have gone down, my house is warmer this winter (though in fairness, it’s pretty warm outside up til recently too) and nice and cool in the summer.
Happy with the whole thing, would and do recommend!