This weekend was devoted to insulation. We chose a company called JDK out of Wickenburg, whose owner has a second home in Peeples Valley.JD told us the crew would arrive at 7:30. They were on the job at 7:25 and got right to work.
We wanted to use foam insulation, but the cost was more than we could swing. But we did have the spaces along the roof line foamed.
It took three levels of scaffolding to reach the top of our 27-foot ceiling.
When they finished the interior at the end of the second day, it looked like a giant Pepto Bismol explosion. But it was a cold weekend, and we could sure feel the difference.
And because we hired an insulation company rather than do the work ourselves, we didn't need to get it inspected. That set Gerald free to skin the outside walls.
5 comments:
Holy crap! the pic of that guy up on that (??3' x6'??)scaffold looks too hairy!
That would never be allowed in a commercial setting. It looks much too narrow( and high) to be safe.
I'm glad it was a real contractor ( w/ insurance). One wrong move and it's timberrrrrr.
A 20" box fan surrounded by
( intake side) (4) high quality furnace filters
( multipleat "FIltrete") will help greatly to contain the stray fiberglass dust/ construction dust. Or better yet, several of these setups.
Using just one filter on the intake side of the fan will not work as it will clog too fast/ restrict flow too much for the fan to pull air through.
Just some ductape and caulking to hold the filters together on a semi rigid carboard/thin plywood base is all that's needed.
Are you going to "winterize" your water system? Or are there provisions in it's design that minimize potential problems w/ pipes bursting/freezing?
When we leave, we turn off the water. It hasn't been cold enough to worry yet. We have a friend who had a house in Prescott and only ever had a fireplace for heat. What he did was to drain the pipes every time he left, and he never had a problem. That said, our next priority is to get a green tag on the propane so we can hook up our propane stoves and put them on a thermostat so the pipes don't freeze.
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