March 2026 - Ice Dams, Oversized Furnaces, and the Magic Paint That Fools Home Buyers

Jeff Flaherty kicks off a packed episode with something most homeowners have never seen before: a utility report that identifies individual appliances from smart meter data alone. From there he digs into a string of recent jobs where shortcuts came back to bite people. A homeowner who just paid for an expensive insulation job got zero documentation and zero blower door results. A five-year-old home has mold creeping back on the roof deck because the mold remediation company painted over the problem instead of fixing it. An oversized furnace installed by a "friend" is costing someone every month. And two homeowners are being told they need new roofs when the real problem is air sealing. Jeff also covers a negative review that actually makes Wise Home Energy look good, why bigger equipment is almost never the answer, and what questions you should be asking any contractor before they touch your home.