I requested a free estimate from this company to install insulation in my attic. The representative looked in the space (I didn't see him actually get out a measuring tape to get the exact footage, but he may have). So, I believe he only eye-balled the area. We then set up a date for installation.
Meanwhile, I decided to get estimates from other companies and found that Greenhome Specialties had to have miscalculated or guessed at the square footage because another company representative actually crawled inside the attic, measuring every space, and measured every space, and came up with a figure of 280 ft less!
The cost was much different as well. Greenhome's estimate was more than twice as much as Attic Insulation Inc., which is the company I'm hiring to do the job. This representative came very prepared and went the extra mile.
What did I learn?
1) Always get more than one estimate
2) Just because a company is at the Home Show, doesn't mean they are the one to hire.
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