Retrofit - Week 11

It was a little light this week with Shawn gone on his honeymoon. Still, plenty of stuff to write about.

Big news this week: Insulation in the attic, windows in the basement, and wires, sheetrock, and the start of cabinets in the kitchen.

Attic insulation:

Sam had fun with the thermal camera as he found and plugged a number of warm air leaks into the attic on a cold morning.

Later on, Sam had filled a bunch of the attic with a good 30 inches of cellulose. Near the north edge, the insulation has to stack super high in order for the insulation to match up with the old roof line. Pictured here is the insulation dam around the whole house vent.

Kitchen:

This week started with some wiring and a positive inspection.

Then some sheetrock. Because it would all be covered up, I only did one coat of mudding, which was challenging to my sense of craftsmanship.

And some paint.

And then, some cabinets!

-Basement windows came along. This is just a great picture of the fine, skilled carpenters at work.

After the windows were in place, a phantom was seen appearing in multiple windows.

And finally, Peter is pictured here after putting in the first basement window winding up the week by cleaning up.