The insulation contractor has completed the foaming and caulking of openings in the exterior walls (and a lot of holes drilled in the top and bottom plates of walls for electrical and other wiring). And then they came in and blew in the cellulose insulation. This is a cool system, they use shredded newspaper that's treated with an agent to inhibit mold and make it flame-retardant. They spray it in wet. The insulation fills the cavity between studs and is trimmed flush with the exposed faces of the studs, so there's very little air infiltration. When combined with the foam and caulk package, this is a very effective insulation technique.

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We're a bit out of sequence here, due to some technical difficulties I had with capturing photos off my camera. The framing is complete on the back porch. Some decorative details are not in place, but you get a sense now for the first time of how the back porch relates to the rear elevation, and breaks up the huge expanse of my south exterior wall. The back porch is roughly 14x15 feet, and build from cedar. It will be screened except the bottom two and a half to three feet of wall.

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Not much is happening at the moment, nor has it for the last week or so. The painter is caulking seams in the siding and nail holes on the exterior. The back porch faming is done, and the framing carpenters got the columns framed that hold up the front porch roof.

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