Testimonials
My contractor recommended Carolina Foam Solutions as a source for an effective insulation product in my new home. Their problem-solving abilities are a strong point, and what I like about them is their honesty. If their product does not seem to be the best fit for your situation, they are upfront with you and take the time to educate you about other options that may be better suited to your particular needs.
The product they sell and install is very well suited for use in green building, offering both energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly solutions.
I actually purchased a spec home from my builder. He had already coordinated the Icynene installation through Carolina Foam Solutions and presented it as a strong selling point due to the increased energy efficiency of the home. The builder seemed very impressed with their product, and we trusted his guidance and judgment as a professional to recommend the best choice for energy-efficient solutions.
I must say the most impressive thing for me has been the improved stability of a well-sealed environment. This is an area of major importance for our family, especially as a health concern. I have an asthmatic child, so irritants and allergens are a major problem. Another feature of this home is the room temperature does not vary from room to room throughout the home. It holds steady and stable for long periods of time.
My husband and I had just gotten married, and decided that my Lake Norman cottage was well worth the land and the view. However, the home wasn’t a comfortable match to our new lives. We knew it was time to completely renovate the entire home, but we weren’t sure exactly what we wanted. Since I’m a residential designer, I knew what were the concerns of many of my clients when building a home. More and more I began noticing clients asking for better home quality due to health issues such as asthma and allergies. I knew right away that I had stumbled into what we could do with our new home; incorporate today’s green building concepts. Not only would we be helping the environment, but we would be improving our quality of life, and hopefully setting a standard for others to exemplify.
I began researching green building products and enlisted the help of the North Carolina Healthy Built Homes group and Southern Energy Management group, both based out of Raleigh, NC. Then a good friend and respected local builder, Willis Spivey of Spivey Construction Co. mentioned Carolina Foam Solutions. He thought so highly of their product, Icynene and its effects that he had begun incorporating it into all of his projects. After talking to Willis in detail, and knowing that if he swore by it, I knew it was a product well worth my time looking into. I started noticing mailings arriving at my office that further ignited my interest in the Icynene product, so determined to incorporate it in our home.
Todd is very good at communicating with clients and vendors. He readily offered me information and documentation on the Icynene product. He sent a mini-DVD for my personal viewing, numerous pdf documents via email, as well as answered all of my lingering questions. Todd is so knowledgeable about the Icynene product that he can easily explain the difference in cost and value of incorporating it into your home, as well as explain how everyone can benefit from it.
Once you’ve decided to utilize the Icynene product, Carolina Foam Solutions will set up the insulation, then assist you with getting it approved in accordance with green building regulations. Everyone I know that has worked with Carolina Foam Solutions and the Icynene product have been very impressed with the end result. It’s a great energy efficient product because it creates a tightly sealed envelope around your home. I think it’s a top notch product any way you look at it.
Pippin Home Designs
As a builder, I often have customers looking for ways to save money on their energy costs and also find solutions for allergy suffers when constructing their home. The Icynene product combined with CFS’s expertise helps address all of these concerns in creating a clean air, energy efficient home. They are professional and take the time to truly educate the client on the up front expense and expected return.
Most homes that we construct have very large square footage. It is a common complaint that larger homes are cold in some areas and not in others. The Icynene product stabilizes the home’s environment and ensures an overall comfort that can be felt… both in the home and in the energy cost savings.
Todd stopped by my office one day to talk to me about Icynene insulation and its benefits. When I was informed about the many advantages of using the product in our home construction, I found that it fully addressed the very concerns of our customers. In fact, whenever I prepare a bid for building a home, I automatically include an option for insulation by Carolina Foam Solutions. I also offer the consumer the opportunity to speak directly with CFS about the product’s performance and benefits. I don’t do that with any other vendor. That should tell you the extent of my belief in the benefits of their product. Todd is very perceptive, being able to discern and focus on the main concern of each particular homeowner and their family. The company is not ‘pushy’ in any way. The product sells itself. I’m completely sold on it.
I love to walk prospective home buyers through an Icynene house. They are always overwhelmed by the comfort level throughout the home, especially in the attic areas. The temperature in the attic space is consistently about 30º different than the outside air. That experience alone impresses them with the level of quality in the products we incorporate into our home construction. It feels good to be able to offer a superior product that meets so many needs, not only for our customers, but for the environment.
I have been a builder for 30 years and have always tried to focus on energy efficiency. I found Carolina Foam Solutions on the Internet and liked what I saw. After investigating, I found the company to be well-put together and totally professional, being more than capable of fulfilling my needs. They were able to meet all of our expectations, staying with us from start to finish, remaining focused on meeting our needs and completing the job correctly and on time.
The price of fuel has had a huge impact on our economy. Most people are paying an average of $300 to $500 a month in heating/cooling costs. It’s no wonder the focus on energy efficiency has increased.
To illustrate the effectiveness of this product, I will share an experience I had with the CFS foam product. We were working on temporary power to finish the interior of a large home in the cold of winter. This home would have normally taken 4 heat pumps to keep at a comfortable working temperature, but with the CFS foam insulation installed, we were able to successfully heat it with only ONE heat pump. After personally experiencing the benefits and seeing the stability and effectiveness of the foam product, I have no problem recommending Icynene foam or Carolina Foam Solutions to my home buyers.
I actually am the builder who built Todd’s house. He became involved in research on Icynene foam insulation, and after careful consideration of this research, he decided to use it in the construction of his own home. Originally I was rather skeptical of the product … until I actually experienced the difference. After seeing the results, I decided to use it in my spec homes, and am using it in a retirement center my company is currently constructing.
Todd’s company, Carolina Foam Solutions, provides quality service by a smooth running operation. I have never had to ‘wait on them’ while they finished up their part of the construction phase. Thorough and business-like, I find them to be a pleasure to work with. The product in a nutshell is a huge positive. The energy savings are very real. I have seen a 6,000 square-foot home heated for $150 a month or less. People are interested in saving money. Saving the environment is important, and this product is cleaner and safer, but the most common motive for choosing this product is increased energy efficiency, ultimately resulting in lower energy costs.
Young Builders
One of our custom home clients was interested in Icynene foam insulation, so we decided to check it out. We researched the product and initially entertained installing the product in one of our spec homes with a distributor a couple of hours’ drive from us. Although we felt Icynene might be a good product, we were concerned that not only was the distributor based too far from us, but their experience level was making the change to a foam insulation product seem to be a risky endeavor. Then we learned about a local distributor, Carolina Foam Solutions. We found Todd Nichols and his staff to be extremely knowledgeable, not only about the product, but about the entire “system” that Icynene becomes a part of. They are on the leading edge of understanding the science of insulating and conditioning a home for optimum energy efficiency and environmental performance. They are professionals, and their approach is thorough and based on a great deal of research.
With our first home we went in with reservations due to the higher cost and the drastic difference between this product and the standard insulation we had been using for years and others had been using for decades. It took some convincing, but we decided to give it a try. We insulated the walls and roof rafters with Icynene in not one but two show homes. With the help of Todd and Scott from CFS we tweaked these homes’ systems and the benefits were obvious to us almost immediately. They had stable temperature readings throughout (including pleasant attics in the middle of the North Carolina summer), they were draft free, and extremely quiet. And now we’re starting to see the benefits in homeowner satisfaction. Home buyers like to hear about the healthy environment we’ve created and how their homes are much more energy efficient than their neighbors’ down the road.
We now design all of our homes with Icynene in mind. We plan conditioned space in what formerly might have been hot summer attic space, and we size our hvac systems based on the performance figures provided by CFS. We’ve not yet evaluated all of the other aspects of “green” building, but most certainly if they can also contribute like Icynene has to the home’s healthy environment and efficiency, then we’re all for it! It’s a feather in our cap as a builder to features homes that are on the leading edge like ours are. We are sold on the Icynene product, but more importantly we are sold on Carolina Foam Solutions’ ability to deliver a total solution approach to our homes’ environmental needs. We feel Icynene is a very worthwhile investment and recommend it and Carolina Foam Solutions without hesitation.
New Tradition Homes
Todd originally contacted me regarding the Icynene foam insulation product. I found it to be a very high quality form of insulation and was excited about the savings it would bring to homeowners and the other advantages it brought as well. Carolina Foam Solutions as a subcontractor was superior in their workmanship, giving a highly professional level of service. A leader in their specialized arena, they have a strong knowledge and understanding of the product and its capabilities, being able to communicate this information to the home-buyer effectively and accurately. Even the increased cost involved with installing is well-addressed in their presentation. They give a comprehensive breakdown demonstrating cash flow figures and monthly savings, thus showing the long-term benefits the home buyer will receive.
The cost of natural resources will continue to be a source of news coverage and concern to all of us. As awareness increases, people will be seeking more ways to cut energy consumption and resulting costs. I see Carolina Foam Solutions filling a need for many home buyers to take steps to increase the efficient use of energy in their own homes.
Artisan Custom Homes
When I was initially introduced to Todd, the owner of Carolina Foam Solutions I noted his level of professionalism right off. That professionalism is well-reflected in his whole company from the vehicle fleet down to the staff uniforms. Response is a strong point, as is problem-solving and knowledge of the product. They try to answer all questions – especially to the home buyer, even providing samples for a final decision. They are not a fly-by-night operation, simply disappearing after the sale. They stick around to be sure things are done right.
This is a high-end product, but it’s relatively uncommon. Carolina Foam Solutions provides comprehensive information about the advantages of Icynene foam insulation and clearly lays out the disadvantages of standard insulation types. They even go so far as to show the effect using their product in the home has on the HVAC system, allowing for a reduction in the tonnage of the equipment installed.
As people become more informed about environmentally-friendly building techniques and gain an increased awareness of the new energy-efficient options available in home insulating, demand will increase. Carolina Foam Solutions is ready to meet the demand now, bringing innovative ideas in energy savings, healthy, clean fresh air and a well-controlled home environment to homebuyers and homebuilders alike.
Excellence Homes
We were involved with the Healthy Built Homes green building organization in North Carolina. At an HBH trade show, we saw a demonstration of a tightly sealed house. . We are the only NC renovation company certified to do green renovations with HBH. We specialize in renovating older homes with slats and plaster, and these homes are often very drafty, so this piqued our interest. That’s why we began to research Icynene foam insulation.
Carolina Foam Solutions present themselves very well with very effective educational and marketing tools. They continue to demonstrate both knowledge and understanding of their product and its most effective application. Todd has a good working knowledge of not only his own product, but other products out there as well. He does massive research, being well-informed on what options are out there and how they stack up to his product. Todd can even give recommendations on products that complement his product to enhance your benefits even more. He is also involved in a foam association to increase his company’s buying power, keeping costs down as much as possible for his clients. In this, he shows a real concern for not only the environment, but for people as well. Everything is well thought out, from the sales presentation to the spraying technique used in each individual home. The work is performed neatly, cleanly and quickly.
With this product installed, a house is quieter, more comfortable, and the temperature is more stable in all areas. It’s ideal for use in renovations, because no other product is better suited to closing gaps in older homes. The solution affects the house quite literally from top to bottom.
Banister Homes
Todd is the one who introduced me to Carolina Foam Solutions. I was searching for a better way to insulate our homes, and have been working hard to add green building aspects and increased energy efficiency into our construction techniques. A big concern of most homebuyers today seems to be the increasing cost of energy consumption, and as a result, it makes sense to find ways to improve energy efficiency.
The soft foam product offers a more positive solution in the area of home insulation. It’s a much better product than the standard insulation commonly used.
Carolina Foam Solutions’ people are very knowledgeable, honest in their approach and prompt in their service. They are quick with an answer and they shoot straight. I rate them a 5 out of 5 in everything from responsiveness, accessibility, meeting schedules, and quality to their knowledge and problem solving abilities related to energy efficient and environmentally-friendly ideas.
Elrod Construction
I was in the middle of designing a daycare center when Todd came by to see me at my office. He introduced me to the Icynene foam insulation product. I was cautiously optimistic, but very pleased when I began to realize that Carolina Foam Solutions was on the cutting edge of their industry. What they have learned, they are willing to share openly. They are not just pushing a product, they are offering a solution.
Carolina Foam Solutions has helped to pave the way in educating builders about green building techniques and energy efficient solutions. They have invested their own time and money in educating the market. The results are impressive.
After a project managers meeting, the product was presented to the engineers. Everyone immediately recognized the benefits it would bring to our daycare project, especially in regard to the clean air quality. It even allowed us to reduce the size of the HVAC unit by 25% due to the increased energy efficiency.
The professionalism of the people and the quality of the products they use has moved me to share my positive experiences with many others. I plan on using this company as much as possible in my building projects. We are now beginning to fully realize the damage that has been done to the earth, and it is definitely time to take the necessary steps to protect it instead. Carolina Foam Solutions has the knowledge and the solutions to make a difference, and we value bringing this level of expertise to our projects.
Spivey Construction Co., Inc.
I chose to go with the soft foam insulation product because of positive referrals from friends that had used it in their homes. Because I relied on Carolina Foam Solutions to be the experts, since it’s not the industry standard insulation. Because it’s a relatively new product, they proved themselves to be highly knowledgeable, professional and very proficient in their communication skills, always keeping us informed and up-to-date.
I think what most impressed me was the fact that Carolina Foam Solutions knows their product so well. They can answer most any question posed, and if by chance you can come up with a query they can’t answer, give them some time and they will find the answer. The representatives are obviously comfortable with their product and that put me at ease.
The company is run the way I would run it, in fact, I would rank it among the top 5% in the level of professional approach. That is saying something when you are dealing with building contractors, because there are so many out there who come across so poorly — being hard to get a hold of, difficult to communicate with and the response time is usually terrible. Carolina Foam Solutions proves there are companies out there in the industry that care.
One of the major benefits I saw was the additional storage space I gained by using insulation at the rafter level, rather than the joist level. My large accessible attic areas became climate controlled storage, with a temperature variance of only 5° to 10° from the actual home interior. So, the combined benefit of increased energy efficiency and the additional usable storage space made the investment well worth the cost.
The people at Carolina Foam Solutions are great to work with. I found them to be the only distributor of Icynene foam in this particular area. I was impressed by the fact that even though they were the only source offering this product, they still gave us their all. Some places would get lax, but not Carolina Foam Solutions. They are committed to their customers, their product, and are a great group to work with.
Todd is well-spoken and very knowledgeable about his line of products and services. The employees are inspired by the benefits gained for the home and homeowners from using their revolutionary insulation product. Providing exceptional service is a top priority for everyone there.
They are creative in finding solutions for individual homeowners, not just offering standardized plans across the board. The flexibility resulting from their creative approach helps to more effectively meet the needs of the client on a case-by-case basis.
While the cost is higher, the information presented clearly shows a positive return on the investment over the long-term. If an individual has the ability to see the advantages, not only for self, but the environment, they will gladly incorporate Carolina Foam Solutions into their home’s construction.
Our builder suggested Carolina Foam Solutions to help cut down our energy costs and consumption, improving the overall energy-efficiency of our new home. We trusted the recommendations and advice of our builder, and decided we would like to give the Icynene insulation product a try. Through the Icynene product in conjunction with our HVAC, we have realized the benefits of a more energy-efficient and stable environment in our home.
There is a real need for this product in the commercial building market as well where temperatures are even harder to maintain because of the size of the buildings.
We have high expectations of the companies we deal with. We expect them to fulfill their promises across the board. From services rendered to scheduled completion, all things should be performed as promised and for the price quoted. We found Carolina Foam Solutions to be thorough and efficient in their business approach in all these areas. They followed up to make sure we were pleased with the results. We had a very favorable experience working with their company.
I know the owner of Carolina Foam Solutions personally, and he shared his personal experience regarding the incredible benefits he received by using the soft foam insulation product in his own home. The increased energy efficiency and resulting savings sounded very good, as did the fact that allergens and dust would be all but eliminated. We have experienced such a huge improvement in the quality of our life from investing in their products and services. Their solutions are innovative, and their service is top notch professional.
As far as I’m concerned, Todd IS Carolina Foam Solutions. His enthusiasm and commitment to the product, and the benefits brought about by installing it, without a doubt consistently show positive results for both consumers and the environment. His facts and figures are always carefully gathered, well prepared and he is always eager to share the positive results in his presentation. He always comes across as a concerned friend, wanting to share the benefits he received by using the product in his own home.
As far as the benefits we have experienced? Well, we are paying half of what we used to on our energy bills. The energy savings are remarkable and in my mind that reinforced to me just how beneficial this product would be for so many others. Like Todd, I am willing to be a positive voice for the implementation of icynene foam into more area homes. I can certainly understand his commitment and belief in his product, now that I too have seen for myself what it can do.
I found Carolina Foam Solutions on the Internet. I contacted two vendors in the Charlotte area, but chose to work with CFS. They came across as dedicated, highly knowledgeable folks. They have innovative ideas, are committed to providing a high quality product and have a real good feel for customer service. The time they took to educate me about the technological significance of their product was much appreciated, as was the care they took to do the job right. Due to the expense involved, it requires much information to be shared with the consumer to show the long-term benefits and the merit of using their product.
But the proof comes now in the results. I have a home in Virginia around the same square footage as my home here in North Carolina. The home in Virginia has standard insulation, and my heating bill there in December was $450. Here in North Carolina, my December heating bill was only $188. This is an exceptional product.
I was researching home insulation products, when I came across information on some of the benefits of using Icynene foam. I was intrigued, so I began looking for a local source. Carolina Foam Solutions was the only name that came up for that particular product. I shopped around a bit, examining both batting and blown in cellulose insulation, as well as the Icynene. I even had an environmental solutions firm come out and consult with my builder.
I was impressed with Todd’s straightforward manner of demonstrating the benefits of the product. Scott even picked up on an existing problem in my HVAC system and I then brought it to the attention of my builder to be rectified. I appreciated his insight, as well as the level of expertise and knowledge both brothers demonstrated. I asked many questions, and they answered them. I then took the time to check up on their answers and found them to be accurate. After shopping around, I came back to them because the Nichols brothers do it right. They really know their business.
Todd and his brother recognized a valid need and filled it. They themselves use the product in their own homes, so they can share the benefits from a personal, as well as a professional viewpoint. One thing I really did appreciate was the fact that, instead of dealing strictly with the builder, as the other company I consulted did, Carolina Foam Solutions took the time to come and see me. It helped to be presented directly with the facts needed to make an informed decision, and allowed me to ask the questions face-to-face that I deemed most important.
I have been very pleased with the results of using Icynene foam insulation in my home. The health benefits gained by improving the air quality of my home were the main concern for our family. While the energy efficiency is a bonus, I enjoy the fact that when I set the temperature to the desired level, my HVAC system can attain that temperature in 10 minutes, and it maintains that chosen temperature for long periods of time. The air quality and environment are more stable as a result. Let’s just say that it was a pleasant experience to see, and feel the benefits originally presented actually come to life. Sadly, it seems to be an increasingly rare thing in this world to find business people that actually follow through on their word. I appreciate individuals who do what they say they will do, and Carolina Foam Solutions did just that.
