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Attic Insulation

Well, after the Christmas break, we got back to it, finishing up the attic insulation.

Initially, we had thought we would subcontract this job, never having attempted it before ourselves. So, we got a quote on the job from a recommended subcontractor. He quoted us a rate of $1.50/sf for R-30 insulation blown in to the attic. For approximately 2600 sf (just the main part of the house — not the WWII museum and research center), this equates to a cost of $3900. We actually wanted more insulation — up to R44, so we decided to see how difficult […]

Insulating Walls

Several tasks had to be completed before the insulation could happen. They were:

Electrical rough-in (subcontractor) HVAC rough-in (subcontractor) Plumbing top-out (Oz) Security system wiring (Oz and the boys) CAT-6 Internet cable wiring (Oz and the boys) Blocking for installation of brackets/handrails, etc. (Oz) Final installation of woodburning stove and chimney (Oz)

During the past month, all these things have been accomplished. So… we got started on placing insulation on the wall sections. We used R-19 batting for the exterior walls and R-13 for the interior insulation for the pantry. We insulated between the living area and the bedrooms (R-19), […]