A lot of progress has been made since our last
major update three months ago.
- Almost all the upstairs wiring has been run. Just a few runs to lights from the switches remain.
- The basement has been furred out with 2x4s. Much thanks to my dad for getting me started on that, and to Robb for spending several nights learning (along with me) how to do framing.
- All the wiring for the exterior walls is done downstairs. Again, Robb helped a LOT
- All the conduit for media (network/phone/coax) has been run to the exterior walls. (Robb, Jason)
- Acquired a connex container and moved our already-purchased cabinets and flooring into it to make it easier to work in the house. (Robb, Jason T., Steve M.
- The house was prepped for being spray foamed. (Robb)
And today the house was spray-foamed. We got four inches of insulation in the exterior wall upstairs (2x6 walls) and two inches in the exterior walls (2x4) down stairs. We're so excited! We've been praying that the weather would stay warm until we got the insulation in, and it did. It's expected that we'll have
highs in the thirties in a few days. So that Indian Summer we've been having? Yeah, that was a God thing.
So, the house is sealed up and insulated, and should be very easy to keep warm. Other work can now continue. Our todo list as it currently stands:
- Cleanup for foaming
- Floor reinforcement downstairs
- Walls we're replacing: Bathroom/guestroom; Family room/office; Laundry/Office
- Wiring up interior walls
- HRV System
- Replacing stairs (code compliance)
- Solid foam insulation on downstairs floor
- Radiant floor heat downstairs?
- Resurfacing down stairs floor
- Media conduit for interior walls (including speaker wire conduit and security system conduit)
- Plumbing
- Window replacements
- Sheet rock
- Switch/outlet installation
- Underlayment upstairs
- Texture walls
- Priming and painting
- Flooring installation
- Cabinets and vanity installation
- Kitchen appliance installation
- Miscellaneous stuff (light fixtures, etc)
- Move in!
So, did I miss anything?
So, quite a to-do list, but the insulation today was a major milestone. We're getting there!
Edit: Added HRV.
