Suburban Family - Issue #6 (October 2022)

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S profile energy efficiency that the correct — and correctly installed — insulation can deliver . It starts , DuCoin says , with simply getting to know your attic better . “ It’s amazing how many times we’ll ask , ‘ When was the last time you were in your attic ? ’ and I’ve had someone say ‘ I’ve lived here for 35 years and have never once been in the attic . ’ That tells you that people ignore the attic , and you really can’t . Too much goes on up there ! ” Ensuring that they're doing every - thing right is a big part of what makes Right Insulation stand out , too , as the team is singularly dedicated to cus - tomer satisfaction . There is a process behind insulation installation , and the team treats each customer and their home with the utmost respect through it all . That means not just maintaining a clean worksite but snapping plenty of photos to docu - ment a project that’s essentially invis - ible after completion . “ We take a lot of pictures , ” DuCoin confirms . “ We make sure we take ‘ before ’ pic - tures when we do an installation . For example , if a customer is having air - sealing done : That gets THE RIGHT PRODUCTS done below the installation . Other companies can say that they’ve air - sealed adequately , but they don't show you the pictures , so you don't know . We want to show the customers that the FOR THE RIGHT RESULTS work has been done so they can be confident today and in the future . ” As part of its promise to ensure it’s using DuCoin . “ We liked ‘ Right Insulation ’ because it the right products , Right Insulation works better reflects who we are and what we do . ” THE RIGHT INSULATION TEAM with 100 % made - in - the - USA materials , “ We use the right products in the right WANTS TO ENSURE THE REGION’S choosing nothing but the best , most trusted homes to get you the right results , ” adds Eidem , FAMILIES STAY COOL IN THE brands and providing warranties that “ follow director of operations . “ And we do insulation in the home , not necessarily the customer . ” more than just the attic . ” SUMMER , WARM IN THE WINTER “ We only use American - made products , ” In their seven years of delivering insulation AND EDUCATED ABOUT THE says DuCoin . “ We make sure that we use services to the region’s residents , DuCoin and IMPORTANCE OF ADEQUATE chemical - free products , and we do not use cel - Eidem have encountered some sobering facts lulose , which is a recycled - paper product that about how common it is for homeowners to be INSULATION ALL YEAR LONG . has a lot of chemicals in it to make it fire retar - casually negligent of their insulation . And since dant . Same with spray foam : We will use it a home’s insulation helps ward off the BY MADELEINE MACCAR sparingly in a home because there are so summer’s heat and the winter’s chill to ensure a many issues with spray foam . If we wouldn’t household can enjoy optimal , efficient comfort use a product in our homes , we won’t recom - all year long , educating their clients to reverse or seven years , Michele DuCoin and mend it to a customer . ” that trend has always been a significant part of Stefani Eidem have fielded requests for After all , for DuCoin , Eidem , and the rest of the service . everything from animal removal to clari - the Right Insulation team , it’s all about improving F “ After my kids were taking care of them - fication on what their company does . the comfort and efficiency of their neighbors ’ selves , I thought it would be a great opportunity It reached the point where they realized it homes , one installation project at a time . to return to work , to open a business and offer a was time to retire the Attics and More moniker “ We strive for all five - star reviews , and we needed product backed up with exceptional ser - and come up with a name for their company strive to educate the customer , ” says DuCoin . vice , ” DuCoin says . “ When doing our research , that painted a more accurate picture of its ser - “ The best feedback we can get is that we met we found out that about 95 % of homes in the vices . A few months ago , they rebranded to their needs and exceeded their expectations . ” ? country don’t have adequate insulation . We Right Insulation , succinctly illustrating their thought this would be a good business to get dedication to being the region's insulation , ven - into to help people understand the importance tilation , and air - sealing experts . of taking care of their homes and how important “ We do a lot of insulation removal , then Right Insulation the attic is to the well - being of a home . ” sealing any cracks and crevices , and then 1405 Chews Landing Road - Suite One , With most houses improperly insulated , blowing in fresh insulation and installing solar Laurel Springs , New Jersey 08021 there is undoubtedly a need to help the tristate attic fans — so our name wasn't addressing ( 856 ) 474 - 2400 | RightInsulation.com area realize what a difference in comfort and what we do , " explains company president 20 SUBURBAN FAMILY volume 13 issue 6 SUBURBANFAMILYMAG.COM

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S profile Dr . Sheila Maier and Cuddles All Creatures Great and Small I chose the broad , general practice — so I see them all , big and small . ” SINCE 2005 , DR . SHEILA MAIER The soon - to - be Dr . Serena Renaud in clinicals Dr . Maier has also seen a number of changes HAS LED THE TEAM AT THE ANIMAL in her profession over the years . While she says HOSPITAL OF SOMERDALE AS that animal medicine is still not as developed and THEY DELIVER COMPASSIONATE supported as its human counterpart , there are more treatment options and better technological CARE TO SOUTH JERSEY’S PETS capabilities than there were a decade ago , befit - OF ALL SIZES . ting the shift in more people regarding their pets as beloved members of the family . BY MADELEINE MACCAR “ The specialty veterinarians are becoming more and more common , ” she says . “ The diag - nostics — the CAT scans , the MRIs — were really S A LIFELONG ANIMAL LOVER , Dr . Sheila not available in a lot of local places 10 or 15 years Maier always knew that veterinary ago . We’ve certainly broadened our specialty medicine was the only professional services and our diagnostics , but there’s still a path for her . A far , far way to go in comparison to human “ I volunteered at shelters and veterinary medicine . ” hospitals from a young age , and continued to She’s also noticed that veterinary medicine work in the field through college , ” she recalls . has seen a dramatic — and heartening — uptick “ I’ve dedicated my whole life to animals . ” The Animal Hospital of Somerdale staff . Front row in female practitioners . In 2005 , after working for other vets ( L to R ) : Alisyn , Evangeline and Anastesia . Back row “ [ Women ] actually got a little boost getting throughout her career , Dr . Maier bought the ( L to R ) : Amber , Kim and office manager Kaitlin . into veterinary school because they wanted Animal Hospital of Somerdale , which she says more women in the field , ” says Dr . Maier . “ Over is one of the few individually owned veterinary that having a rock - solid succession plan doesn’t the years as I’ve been practicing , it’s completely practices in the region . just give her peace of mind , but she knows that changed : It’s female - dominated now , so women “ My clients and I , we make decisions clients are already confident in Serena’s veteri - are taking over the field . I think women are together . … In a corporate situation , those stan - nary skills , since “ some days , people are even busting out in all fields , more than we ever were , dards are much more set , there is not as much looking for her instead of me . ” and that’s a wonderful thing . ” leniency in what you can or cannot do , ” says Dr . Dr . Maier knows that handing off the To that point , the Animal Hospital of Maier . “ You’re most likely going to see the same Animal Hospital of Somerdale to a second - Somerdale has an all - women staff , including doctor when you come to see me , unlike places generation veterinarian who grew up in the practice manager Kaitlin Dominach , Dr . Maier's where you have 10 , 15 , 20 doctors and might not world of animal medicine means that she’s daughter - in - law . Dr . Maier has been resound - see the same one twice . We’ve established a leaving the clients she loves in the most ingly supportive of her team’s professional wonderful , family - oriented type of practice . ” capable , compassionate hands . growth , helping to develop their technical skills As the sole owner since her purchase 17 After all , it takes a special kind of person and sending many to veterinary school , with two years ago , Dr . Maier has diligently grown the to successfully navigate the job’s hardest , members currently enrolled in a program and animal hospital by expanding its services and emotionally demanding days to reap the another applying . She also ensures that staff ensuring that its staff comprises caring , experi - rewards of nurturing the animals they love pets receive veterinary care at - cost . enced professionals . back to health and giving South Jersey’s fami - While Dr . Maier says she was the lone After all , dealing with patients of all sizes , lies more time with the pets they love . animal lover in her family growing up , her species and physiologies , to say nothing of “ It’s a lot that we deal with , ” Dr . Maier daughter Serena Renaud has inherited that pas - having to be “ a jack of all trades , ” requires not admits . “ But on a good day , the patients are sion for taking care of South Jersey’s furry , feath - only a vast array of medical knowledge but also responsive to our treatments and everybody’s ered and four - legged family members . And once the soft skills of gently treating patients that happy . A good day is healing , success and life Serena graduates in the spring , Dr . Maier is don’t understand how shots , evaluations and and happiness . ” ? more than ready to start positioning her procedures might be scary and uncomfortable daughter to start taking over the practice . in the short term , but are administered with “ I couldn’t be any happier to have my their long - term health in mind . daughter taking over the practice : She’s been in “ A veterinarian is every doctor combined , ” Animal Hospital of Somerdale this office since she was a baby girl , she’s spent she says . “ We can be the dentist , psychiatrist , her whole life here , she’s already working with surgeon and cardiologist , so we’re really very 408 N . White Horse Pike , Somerdale , NJ patients as an assistant and technician , so she’s lucky that our field is so broad . There’s such a ( 856 ) 346 - 4242 ready to go , ” Dr . Maier says . She adds with a laugh variety and people can specialize their field , but AskTheVet.org SUBURBANFAMILYMAG.COM volume 13 issue 6 SUBURBAN FAMILY 21

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