Contractor installing rigid board insulation on an exterior wall of a century home, showing precise board cuts and vapor barrier
Northeast's Rigid Board Specialists

Thermal Precision,Board by Board.

Century-home retrofits. Code-compliance upgrades. Self-builds done right. Every job ends with a blower-door number — not a guess.

340+
Jobs Completed
47
Counties Served
R-24
Avg. R-Value Achieved
Exterior SheathingCathedral CeilingsBasement SlabsCrawl Space EncapsulationRoof Deck InsulationVapor Barrier IntegrationBlower-Door VerifiedCode-Compliant R-ValuesPolyiso · XPS · EPS Boards
Exterior SheathingCathedral CeilingsBasement SlabsCrawl Space EncapsulationRoof Deck InsulationVapor Barrier IntegrationBlower-Door VerifiedCode-Compliant R-ValuesPolyiso · XPS · EPS Boards
Exterior SheathingCathedral CeilingsBasement SlabsCrawl Space EncapsulationRoof Deck InsulationVapor Barrier IntegrationBlower-Door VerifiedCode-Compliant R-ValuesPolyiso · XPS · EPS Boards
Exterior SheathingCathedral CeilingsBasement SlabsCrawl Space EncapsulationRoof Deck InsulationVapor Barrier IntegrationBlower-Door VerifiedCode-Compliant R-ValuesPolyiso · XPS · EPS Boards
Exterior SheathingCathedral CeilingsBasement SlabsCrawl Space EncapsulationRoof Deck InsulationVapor Barrier IntegrationBlower-Door VerifiedCode-Compliant R-ValuesPolyiso · XPS · EPS Boards
Exterior SheathingCathedral CeilingsBasement SlabsCrawl Space EncapsulationRoof Deck InsulationVapor Barrier IntegrationBlower-Door VerifiedCode-Compliant R-ValuesPolyiso · XPS · EPS Boards
Exterior SheathingCathedral CeilingsBasement SlabsCrawl Space EncapsulationRoof Deck InsulationVapor Barrier IntegrationBlower-Door VerifiedCode-Compliant R-ValuesPolyiso · XPS · EPS Boards
Exterior SheathingCathedral CeilingsBasement SlabsCrawl Space EncapsulationRoof Deck InsulationVapor Barrier IntegrationBlower-Door VerifiedCode-Compliant R-ValuesPolyiso · XPS · EPS Boards
Exterior SheathingCathedral CeilingsBasement SlabsCrawl Space EncapsulationRoof Deck InsulationVapor Barrier IntegrationBlower-Door VerifiedCode-Compliant R-ValuesPolyiso · XPS · EPS Boards
02 / The Installation Sequence

Nothing hidden.
Every layer shown.

Documentary-style transparency from first assessment to final sign-off. You'll see the infrared data, not just take our word for it.

Energy auditor using infrared camera on exterior wall showing thermal heat loss patterns in orange and yellow
Infrared thermal overlay showing heat loss patterns for Thermal Assessment
Diagnostic
Precision
±0.05 ACH accuracy
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See exactly where your building is losing heat

Thermal Assessment

We arrive with a calibrated blower-door and an infrared camera. Within 90 minutes you have a thermal map of every air-leakage path, moisture risk, and R-value deficit — documented before a single board is cut.

Contractor precisely cutting rigid foam insulation board with a circular saw on a job site
Installation
Precision
1/8″ cutting tolerance
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Right product, right thickness, right sequence

Board Selection & Cutting

Polyiso, XPS, or EPS — selected by application, climate zone, and code requirement. We cut on-site to within 1/8″ tolerance. No gaps, no thermal bridges, no field improvisation.

Worker installing vapor barrier membrane on insulated wall assembly with careful seam taping
Enclosure
Precision
Code-documented assembly
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Moisture control is not optional

Vapor Barrier Integration

Class II vapor retarder placement is determined by your climate zone and assembly type. We tape every seam with code-approved membrane tape, flash all penetrations, and document the assembly for your permit package.

Technician conducting blower door test with pressure gauge equipment in a completed insulated home
Infrared thermal overlay showing heat loss patterns for Blower-Door Verification
Verification
Precision
Signed performance report
04

A number on paper, not a feeling in your gut

Blower-Door Verification

Final blower-door test confirms the achieved ACH50. We deliver a signed performance report suitable for code submission, energy-efficiency rebate applications, and HERS rating documentation.

03 / Where We've Worked

340 jobs across
47 counties.

Hover any pin to see project type, square footage, and R-value achieved. Your county is likely covered.

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Completed Job
04 / Field Reports

From the people
who've seen the numbers.

General Contractor

Sheath handled three cathedral ceiling retrofits on a Victorian row we're restoring in Northampton. Blower-door went from 9.2 ACH50 to 1.8. Every sub on the job noticed the difference before the HVAC was even sized.

R-32 achieved
Portrait of Marcus Delacroix, General Contractor
Marcus Delacroix
General Contractor · Delacroix Heritage Builds
Energy Auditor

I specify rigid board for about 60 projects a year. Sheath is the only installer I've found who documents the assembly properly for energy code compliance. The signed blower-door reports go straight into my permit packages.

60+ projects/year
Portrait of Patricia Osei-Bonsu, Certified Energy Auditor
Patricia Osei-Bonsu
Certified Energy Auditor · Northeast Energy Partners
Self-Build

We're doing a full self-build in Litchfield County — zero construction experience. Sheath walked us through board selection, cut the exterior sheathing, and left us with a vapor barrier we could actually understand. The infrared before/after was genuinely mind-blowing.

R-25 exterior
Portrait of Tom & Audrey Whitfield, Self-Build Homeowners
Tom & Audrey Whitfield
Self-Build Homeowners · Litchfield County, CT
Energy Auditor

We spec Sheath on every energy retrofit we submit. The thermal documentation they provide cuts our back-and-forth with building departments in half. Their board-up quotes come back within 24 hours with material schedules attached.

24hr quote turnaround
Portrait of Renata Szymański, Building Performance Consultant
Renata Szymański
Building Performance Consultant · Worcester County, MA
General Contractor

Hired Sheath for a 1920s Craftsman basement slab and rim joist. The crew was methodical — no shortcuts on the vapor barrier, no gaps at the rim. I've been in construction 22 years and this was the cleanest slab insulation job I've seen.

R-20 slab/rim
Portrait of Jerome Okafor, General Contractor
Jerome Okafor
General Contractor · Okafor Construction LLC
Aerial view of forested New England landscape with scattered homes visible through tree canopy
05 / Start Here

Schedule Your
Thermal Assessment.

Three steps. Ten minutes. You'll leave with a confirmed slot, a pre-assessment questionnaire, and a clear picture of what your building needs.

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