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After nearly a decade weatherizing people’s homes along Maryland’s Eastern Shore, we have a lot of experience with home energy improvements, including which solutions work best and why. We share our knowledge with you in our blog, offering useful information about what you can do to increase the health, safety, comfort, and energy efficiency of your home.

Learn what you can do to improve your crawl space, attic, and other spaces in your home to save money on heating and cooling all year long. Enjoy better indoor air quality which promotes healthier living and experience a higher level of comfort in your home with our ideas and services.

 

Do you have a question about home efficiency and comfort improvements? Contact us or call (410) 822-1390 today!

Is the upstairs in your home much hotter than downstairs? Summer on the Eastern Shore of Maryland can leave homeowners with overly hot second floors. THP explains what's happening to the cool air in your home and why better insulation and air sealing can keep energy costs down and give you upstairs relief.
See what other homeowners here along Maryland’s Eastern Shore are asking about their crawlspaces. Total Home Performance answers questions like “Should I seal up my crawlspace vents” & “Do I need a dehumidifier in my crawlspace?” Total Home Performance offers professional crawlspace encapsulation in Easton, MD.
Find out what homeowners in Eastern Shore and Anne Arundel County, MD are saying about Total Home Performance, the local crawl space, attic, and insulation expert. Total Home Performance is proud to help Maryland homeowners make their homes more comfortable, healthy, and energy efficient. Read reviews here.
Learn about the hidden contaminants which could be hiding in your indoor air — and how to eliminate them with solutions like mold remediation and crawl space encapsulation from a qualified contractor. Total Home Performance is Eastern Shore, MD's local indoor air quality expert. Learn more here.
Learn more about the benefits of crawl space encapsulation — including how upgrading your crawl space can increase the value of your home and reduce home maintenance costs. Total Home Performance offers professional crawl space encapsulation services along Maryland's Eastern Shore.
Not all home performance contractors offer high quality work. Find out which questions to ask when you're looking for a home performance expert or crawl space repair specialist. Total Home Performance is Eastern Shore, MD's trusted local home performance and crawl space contractor.
When it comes to home performance, uncontrolled moisture is a real concern. Life along Maryland's Eastern Shore includes a lot of moisture, especially during the warm, humid summer months. And because moisture comes from the air and from the earth, one of the most common places for moisture to collect and do its worst is in the crawl space.
Wondering how to remove the moisture and musty odor issues in your crawl space, for good? Total Home Performance has answers. Learn more about crawl spaces — and how you can improve your crawl space for better indoor air quality — from the Eastern Shore's local expert.
Spider webs in your house are a sign that air leaks are letting pests, contaminants, and outside air into your home. Improve home efficiency, lower your energy bills, and enhance indoor comfort with air sealing by Total Home Performance, Eastern Maryland's home insulation experts.
Crawl space encapsulation along with attic insulation & air sealing reduce your home's energy loss, and increase your year round home comfort. Encapsulate your crawl space and attic with Maryland's East Shore home performance experts at Total Home Performance to save on your energy bills and keep cozy.
Wondering how to prepare your home for the fall?Check out our home performance checklist and get started on making sure your house is ready to keep your family cozy & safe this winter! 
You've probably worried about mold in your shower, but did you know it can grow anywhere inside your home, as a result of high indoor moisture levels?
Does your home feel extremely hot in the summer, only to become ice-cold in the winter? You need home performance upgrades like air sealing and insulation. Learn more about how you can make your house in the Easton, MD more comfortable indoors, no matter the season.
There are many ways you can decrease your monthly energy bill that doesn't include cranking up the air conditioning in your home.
If your AC unit constantly runs in the summer, it's time for smart home upgrades like air sealing, insulation, and crawl space encapsulation. Total Home Performance offers a wide range of services in the Queen Anne and Easton, MD areas to help homeowners keep their homes cool.

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What Our Customers Are Saying About Us

  • The contractor was thorough, professional and impressive in the presentation and completion of the work completed at our home. Their work crew was extremely neat, efficient and timely in getting the work done. I highly recommend Total Home…

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    John Davis

  • Total Home Performance did an outstanding job. The work was completed as promised (time/price/quality).

    Joseph Holt

  • Entirely Satisfactory - Derek Dombrosky is an extremely capable young man.

    Elden and Barbara Hartshorn

  • Over all the THP experience was complete thorough and very professional. The equipment utilized was first rate and the work was excellent. As an Energy Engineer with over 25 years experience I watched the process very closely and the crew worked…

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    William Gilmore

  • Total Home Performance is a yong company that is dedicated to doing outstanding work. Following the energy audit, Derek made an excellent presentation to us regarding our problems and their proposed solutions. Rob, Richard and Joey always were…

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    Bill Leasure

  • Excellent staff. Professional work. Worked well with my schedule.

    Dean Hinton

  • Total Performance LLC was a very professional, hard working group. Since we are a total electric house with three heat pumps and a crawl space, we are looking forward to a lower power bill this winter.

    Ed Bishop

  • Total Home Performance was an excellent contractor. They were very knowledgeable and recommended solutions which were very helpful in improving the livability and energy efficiency in my home. They were extremely responsive and maintained…

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    Peter Kennedy

  • Contractor was on time, neat, had very good workers, and cleaned up after finished. Very satisfied.

    Patrick

  • The owner of the company Derek, came to our home soon after we contacted the company for an audit. He seemed to do a very thorough evaluation in all parts of the house. This was followed by another visit by him presenting a folder with the…

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    Joyce M. Fitzpatrick

  • We had our home sealed and our crawl space too and as the winter months are here---we feel the difference already.

    Tim Nowak

  • Addressed a number of issues we had with an old "ballon frame" house. Updated crawlspace and insulated attic.

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    Gary

  • The work was done effeciently and I could feel the difference in the in the heat/air right away. I am very happy with the work that was done.

    Judy

  • Designated work completed as scheduled. Workers were courteous and completed work in above average manner.

    Larry Fry

  • I was amazed at the immediate impact of house sealing on the level of comfort. I have to wait until next winter to see if the savings are as expected. The contractors crew were very professional and very careful.

    B J Latka

  • We were very pleased with Total Home Performance and the energy audit experience. All the employees were very professional, they showed up on time to perform the audit, which took about two hours, as they indicated. The work we had done, again…

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    ocjacobs

  • Very capable personnel, respectful of our home, pleasant, able to answer question intelligently, thorough.

    John Bayliss

  • Company was outstanding.

    Dr Bill Plack

  • This is the second time the contractor has done work for us and each time it was a delight doing business with him.

    The Danns

  • We are delighted with the work that Total Home Performance performed in our home. The workers and the type of work they did were professional. They updated us on the status of work. We would definitely utilize them in the future if the need…

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    David Turner

  • Total home performance did a great job sealing, removing decking in attic and installing new insulation and attic tent. They cleaned everything left no mess. Wife was very happy when she got home.

    Jimmy

  • Everyone was very nice and explained the reason for every improvement they suggested. There were several issues with having my information submitted for my rebates from my electric company, but they were eventually resolved.

    Crystal D.

  • Professional and friendly people provided excellent service.

    David Gibson

  • The company was dependable in terms of doing what they said they would, when they said they would. They seemed to be very knowledgeable. They resolved several of the issues that their audit indicated were problems. Our new crawlspace alarm went…

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    Karen

  • I can only say one word for the performance of Total Home Performance LLC is EXCELLENCE in all areas of work performed. Aside from a job well done, cleaned up working space at the end of each day, kept me informed as to what was taking place from…

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    BJD

  • Everthing done well – sales, energy audit, installation, paperwork.

    Roger Crow

  • Total Home Performance has been very easy to deal with and I found them very efficient.

    Julie Libby

  • Matt Hargrove and his crew were excellent, on time and completed the work as indicated with no additional ala carte charges. Matt came out on the evening of hurricane Irene after we noticed our sump pump not working. He and his crew arrived,…

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    Deb Rich

  • All went well. Very polite and professional. Finished work in timely manner. Hope it helps improve our heating costs!

    Bonnie Greer

  • From start to finish a very good experience. Complete analysis of needed upgrading to implementation was very positive experience. Work crew was very responsible and personable.

    Chuck and Ruth Barbour

  • My experience with the Maryland Home Performance program was very good for the following reasons. 1. The use of a certified contractor in energy efficient methods. 2. Having a certified contractor company that employs a crew that does good work…

    Sidney Schneider

  • Contractor was professional and completed all tasks as agreed. Program was helpful. We hope to realize energy savings over the coming years.

    Bruce Thomas

  • The contractors were kind, courteous and respectful of our home.

    Ed Watkins

  • The workers were experienced, fast, and neat. In addition they were polite. This is my first year in my home so I have no way of comparing my energy use this year with other years. I am satisfied with the work done.

    Carol

  • Work was completed on time and the workers went above and beyond. Great company to work with kept us informed the whole process

    Richard Covert

  • I can only say one word for the performance of Total Home Performance LLC is EXCELLENCE in all areas of work performed. Aside from a job well done, cleaned up working space at the end of each day, kept me informed as to what was taking place from…

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    Maryland Local

  • From start to finish a very good experience. Complete analysis of needed upgrading to implementation was very positive experience. Work crew was very responsible and personable.

    Maryland Local

  • The workers were experienced, fast, and neat. In addition they were polite. This is my first year in my home so I have no way of comparing my energy use this year with other years. I am satisfied with the work done.

    Maryland Local

  • Matt Hargrove and his crew were excellent, on time and completed the work as indicated with no additional a-la carte charges. Matt came out on the evening of hurricane Irene after we noticed our sump pump not working. He and his crew arrived,…

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    Maryland Local