Home Energy Audits in Charleston

Building-Science Diagnostics from West Virginia’s Dr. Energy Saver Dealer

Most comfort problems in the Kanawha Valley aren’t caused by failing equipment. They’re caused by energy loss: air escaping through attic penetrations, crawl space gaps, and unsealed ductwork that no routine HVAC call can locate. At Dodrill Comfort & Energy Solutions, we’ve been evaluating Charleston-area homes as complete systems since 1979, and our BPI Certified Professional status means our audits follow building-science standards, not guesswork. As West Virginia’s only Dr. Energy Saver dealer, we bring advanced diagnostic tools and a full suite of implementation solutions under one roof.

A home energy audit from our team identifies exactly where conditioned air is escaping, quantifies the loss, and produces a prioritized plan for reducing your utility costs. Because our audit team and our installation team are the same business, you won’t be handed off to a separate contractor once we find the problem.

What Our Home Energy Audit Covers

Our technicians use a sequence of diagnostic instruments to map exactly how your home uses and loses energy. The process covers the full building envelope, including the attic, walls, basement or crawl space, and ductwork, and takes several hours to complete.

Blower Door Testing

We depressurize your home using a calibrated blower door, which forces air through every gap and penetration in the building envelope. This reveals leakage paths invisible to a visual walkthrough: unsealed top plates, gaps around plumbing stacks, and bypasses behind knee walls. The test produces a measurable air leakage figure so we can quantify how much conditioned air your home is losing and translate that number into projected utility savings.

Thermal Imaging Inspection

Our thermal imaging cameras let us see through walls and ceilings to locate missing insulation, thermal bridges, and moisture intrusion that would otherwise go undetected. In older Charleston homes, it’s common to find settled insulation that leaves entire wall cavities exposed or recessed light fixtures acting as open chimneys into the attic. Thermal imaging turns those hidden problems into visible, addressable targets.

Pressure & Air Quality Measurements

We use a micromanometer to measure air pressure imbalances across your home’s ventilation system. This confirms whether your system is drawing in pollutants from the crawl space or attic, a common problem in Kanawha Valley homes with unencapsulated crawl spaces. We also evaluate moisture levels and indoor humidity, which affects both your family’s health and the long-term integrity of your building materials.

HVAC Sizing & System Review

The audit includes a review of whether your current heating and cooling equipment is correctly sized for Charleston’s humid subtropical climate. An oversized or undersized system compounds energy loss from a leaky envelope. When the audit data supports it and equipment is over 10 or 15 years old, we can recommend replacement so you’re not spending money maintaining a system that can’t keep up.

Detailed Written Report

After the assessment, we provide a written report explaining why specific rooms feel colder or warmer than others, where your home is losing the most energy, and which upgrades offer the strongest return on investment. This report becomes your roadmap. Follow-up solutions we can implement directly include insulation, duct cleaning, and air sealing work.

Schedule a Home Energy Audit in Charleston, WV

Our A+ BBB-rated team has served the Greater Charleston area for over four decades. Every repair we perform is backed by our Fixed Right or It’s Free™ guarantee and a two-year warranty on parts and labor.