This room has no existing insulation and must have blown cellulose installed
Install RBS Chips over blown cellulose
Install 20" roof vent for access and intake air for hot air removal

Estimated time: 16 man hrs

Living Room:

• Remove clay roof tile over vaulted ceiling and install TCM Tile Underlayment product
• Replace tile and secure

Estimated time:  48 man hrs (extra time and preparation needed for the clay tile)

Master Bedroom:

• Remove clay roof tile over vaulted ceiling and install TCM Tile Underlayment product
• Replace tile and secure

Estimated time: 48 hrs

Tubular Skylights in kitchen:

• Install two 13" tubular skylights in kitchen on either side of island (in tile roof)

Estimated time: 16 man hrs

Casita:

• Replace broken 10" flex ducting
• Seal leaking air handler in attic
• Add insulation where missing (blown cellulose)
• Add attic access where addition was added for proper evacuation
• Install 14" German Attic fan
• Install 16" tile roof vent
• Install Thermal Control Membrane over all attic area

Estimated time: 40 man hrs

Load Controller: 

Install Pensar System 1000 load controller to limit demand portion of APS bill

Estimated time: 10 man hrs

Total man hrs: 274

Price estimates:

Attic prep work: 32 man hrs billed at $30/hr: $960 (three workers)

Wrap all knee walls with reinforced TCM: $450

Wrap all ducting with TCM Duct Wrap (includes casita): $475

TCM (attic area sq foot estimate) 6400 sq feet (including the casita)

$1.40 x 6400 $8960

Fans: 16" fans ea: $520 installed x 2 $1040

Fan for casita: 14" German fan: $420

Roof vents in tile: $375 ea x 4 (2 for fans, 2 for air intake) $1500

Wall vents installed and sealed in a stucco wall: 6 x $120 ea: $720

Skylights: 2 - 13" units in kitchen in tile roof: $750 ea: $1500

TCM Tile Underlayment: Approx 850 sq feet @ $2.80/sq foot $2380

Cellulose insulation installed in main attics and casita: $800

Pensar Load controller installed and programmed: $3700 (parts and labor)

Duct replacement, repair and sealing: $425 (includes parts and labor)

Prices listed above are based on the total job being done aside from the load controller which can be subtracted from the total cost and can be installed anytime.

Installed cost part and labor: $22770

Staged Installation Revision:

Stage 1:

• Attic prep work: 32 man hrs billed at $30/hr: $960 (three workers) including: re-installing insulation batts above ceiling and knee walls and wrapping skylight shafts with TCM.

• Wrap all knee walls with reinforced TCM: $450

• Duct replacement, repair and sealing(includes parts and labor): $425

• Roof vents in tile: $375 ea x 4 (2 for fans, 2 for air intake & bedroom access) $1500

• Blown cellulose in East and West bedrooms and fill voids in main home: $775

• Install skylights: 2 - 13" units in kitchen in tile roof: $750 ea: $1500

• Install 5200sq ft TCM over accessible attic areas in main home.  $7280

• Total for Stage 1: $12,890 less 10% $1,289 = $11,601

Second Stage:

Dushyant, I expected the installed cost to be a bit lower than this but as I started calculating the time needed to work on this project it added up quickly.  A 6,000 square foot home having TCM installed with a fan and duct wrapping and kneewalls typically runs $3.00/sq. foot.  Your home however, has several items that add to the cost up front:

• The remodeling contractor left the attic a mess and there is missing insulation
• Many of the kneewalls are bare
• The East bedroom has no insulation and no venting
• There are no existing vents anywhere in your attic (Most homes have some vents where we can add a fan behind them or use for intake).
• The clay tile is very time consuming and must be worked with very carefully
• Existing ducting is bent, leaking, coming apart in the case of the casita, needs to be replaced
• Six vents need to be cut into a stucco wall and sealed for intake air as the attics currently do not have any like most homes do. 
• Since there are no trusses, only conventional framing, care must be taken when moving around the attic and walkways need to be installed to insure our installers won't be compromising the ceiling while the work is being done up there.  Insulation needs to be moved around, replaced, put back on the kneewalls where it's missing and they need to be able to move around to do this up there, not dancing on the ceiling rafters holding power tools and products.
• The air handler in the attic of the casita is drawing in hot dusty air from the attic laden with fiberglass insulation fibers and as Julio mentioned to me, it looks as though you are using that for your work out area.  Not good to be breathing fiberglass while you are breathing heavily. 

The good news is your home will be more comfortable, energy efficient, the kitchen will be lit up with pure spectrum light and the air inside will be cleaner since the ducting will be sealed.  Your structural lumber is bleeding sap from the excessive heat build up so the venting will make your tile underlayment last longer and keep your wood deck from degrading from the heat which is important when supporting the weight of a tile roof. 

When I first looked at the house I thought it would take a two man crew a week to finish but after going over all the items that have to be done with Julio, it's going to take three guys perhaps eight days or more to complete this project due to the current condition and the items I listed above.  The load controller is a fairly good chunk of this job and can be removed from the total above however given your demand of 16.3 and having six a/c units to control, the savings on demand charges are going to be significant.  Recall I told you while looking at your bill just the demand segment, which is ONE hours worth of power cost you close to $200.  With the load controller and the TCM installed, you will be able to control you APS charges like a cruise control on a home.  I recall a similar home which we made into a video which was left devasted by a remodeling contractor which is why we make a before and after video of it and placed it on YouTube.  I plan on doing the same with your home should you d 

Please let me know if you have any questions.  My cell # is 602 980 4481

Brad Lindsay, Horizon Energy Systems

REVISED 1st stage of Energy Package Proposal:

Attic prep work: 32 man hrs billed at $30/hr: $960 (three workers)

Wrap all ducting with TCM Duct Wrap (main house only): $300

TCM (attic area sq foot estimate) 5000 sq feet (not the casita)
$1.40 x 5000 $7000

Fans: 16" fans ea: $520 installed x 2 $1040

2 vents in tile roof at $375: $1125

Skylights: 2 13" units in tile roof: $750 ea: $1500

Duct replacement, repair and sealing: $425 (includes parts and labor)

Cellulose insulation to fill in missing spaces: $800 (E. bedroom has nothing)

First stage installation of Energy Package total:  $13,150

Dushyant,

Here is the revised proposal we discussed yesterday.  Let me know what you think.  As I mentioned, much of what needs to be done (and done carefully in cooler weather), is the tile removal and replacement. 

Dushyant,

Here is the second revision you requested and thank you for making it easier on me.  I spent more time on this and this better reflects the overall job. 

To answer your question about installing the cellulose, yes, cellulose is dusty, however, only the return ducts can allow cellulose to enter the ducting since it's under a negative pressure and can draw dust laden air in.  In the job description, the first thing to be addressed in the plan of procedure is sealing all the ducting which APS will pay you $250 for.  This will negate any cellulose/dust issues.  Furthermore, this scenario is especially a problem when the air handlers are located in the attic and sucking in dusty attic air through the panels, duct connections and plenum joints, like the casita is doing now.  This is not the case in the main part of your home as all the air handlers are down below in the conditioned space. Long story short:  Blowing in the cellulose is not going to creat a dust issue in your home.  The only cellulose that will be blown in is over the East and West bedrooms and a few spots in the main house where insulation is missing.

Below is the modified 2nd revision:

• One in the East bedroom
• One for each fan exhaust vents, (one in each of the two main house attics)
• One in the West bedroom where there is no venting at all (missed that in the
  original proposal and the 1st revision). There would be two additional in the casita which is not in this revised proposal. The previous revision was a typo "2" should have been "4" (I missed the
  West bedroom for a total of $1500.

$250 is available from APS after we perform a blower door test (typically a $450 cost, no charge to  you), and seal the ductwork and send in the paperwork to APS.

As far as taking "10% off", I'll meet you 1/2 way at 5% with an agreement you are prepared to do the remainder of the project next Spring and an additional 3% if you pay with dead presidents.  (Cash, no tax).

Looking forward to your consideration of the above information.

Brad 602 980 4481