Archive for August, 2003

insulation installation

Monday, August 25th, 2003

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 […]

back porch

Monday, August 18th, 2003

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, […]

stalled

Thursday, August 14th, 2003

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.

There are a couple of […]