Home energy audits
Two to three hours with a blower door and an infrared camera, and initial findings the same day.
- Blower door air leakage test
- Infrared scan where it helps
- Written plan, ranked by payback
Kittery, Maine
Insulation, Energy Audits and Heat Pumps in Kittery, ME
Home performance work for Kittery homeowners, from a BPI certified team based twenty minutes away in Sanford.
- BPI certified and an Efficiency Maine Program Contractor
- Blower door tested before and after, as the program requires
- One crew does the audit, the insulation and the heat pump
Kittery, York County
Home performance in Kittery
Kittery sits in the southern corner of York County near the New Hampshire line. We cover it from Sanford for audits, insulation, air sealing and heat pump work, and we would rather drive out and measure the house than guess at it from a phone call.
Everything we do starts the same way: measure the house, rank the problems, then fix them in the order that actually pays back. Insulation, air leakage, heating and ventilation are one system, and changing one changes the others.
What we usually find
Air sealing matters more in Kittery
The southern corner of the county catches weather coming up the Piscataqua, and wind makes a leaky house behave far worse than its insulation level suggests. Two houses with the same R-value in the attic can be ten degrees apart upstairs in January if one of them leaks and the other does not.
That is why we blower door test first. The number tells us how much of the problem is leakage rather than insulation, and it decides where the money goes. Insulating a leaky house without sealing it is the most common expensive mistake we get called in to undo.
- Blower door test before anything is specified
- Air sealing at the attic plane and the basement band
- Older village and mill-era housing with balloon framing
- Ventilation checked after sealing, not assumed
What we do in Kittery
The same services, the same crew and the same certifications across all of York County.
Insulation and air sealing
Spray foam, blown-in cellulose and dense-pack, with the air sealing that makes any of it work.
- Attics, walls and roof decks
- Rim joists and crawl spaces
- Air sealing before insulating
Heat pumps and ventilation
Ductless mini-splits, heat pump water heaters and the ventilation a tightened house needs.
- Mini-split installation and service
- Heat pump water heaters
- Energy recovery ventilation
Efficiency Maine rebates
At least 40 percent for year-round Maine residents, up to 80 percent by income. We file it for you.
- Eligibility confirmed before work starts
- Pre and post testing documented
- Paperwork handled end to end
Kittery questions
Rebate rules change, so confirm the current detail with us before committing to work.
Do you serve Kittery, Maine?
Yes. HeatMizer is based at 1550 Main St in Sanford and covers Kittery along with the rest of York County for home energy audits, insulation, air sealing, heat pump installation and service, and ventilation work.
What rebates can a Kittery homeowner get?
Year-round Maine residents automatically qualify for at least a 40 percent Efficiency Maine rebate on eligible upgrades, and up to 80 percent depending on income and household size. That residency test matters more in Kittery than inland, because a seasonal or second home is treated differently. Call and we will tell you which side of the line a particular property falls on before you commit to anything.
Where should a Kittery project start?
With an audit, unless you already know exactly what you need. It takes two to three hours, you get initial findings the same day, and it produces the documented pre-project conditions that Efficiency Maine requires. It also tells you whether the attic or the heating system is the better place to spend first.
Nearby towns we also cover
A sample of the York County towns around Kittery. We cover all 23.
Book a Kittery energy audit
Call (207) 324-6232 or send a request. We will tell you what we would look at first in a house like yours.