No pictures...but a lot going on!

It's not the kind of action that we saw with the framing - where there were huge changes every single day - but there is actually a lot going on. Inspections, drywall, measurements for doors and cabinets, more selections, and check writing (that part is no fun!)

I'll have some pictures soon, once the drywall is finished, but in the meantime here's some details about what's going on.

The insulators came and did a lot of work last week. They sprayed everything with and adhesive foam that seals any air leaks or voids in the exterior of the house. That makes the house nearly airtight and requires us to have an air exchanger in our heating and cooling system so that we have adequate fresh air coming in from the outside. They followed that up with NuWool cellulose insulation that is made from recycled newspapers. In fact, it's manufactured less than 5 miles from the house! We could very well have newspapers that we recycled insulating our new house! Anyhow, the R-value is very high and it's also an excellend sound barrier. Dad and I supplemented the work of the insulation crew with rolled pink fiberglass insulation between the master bathroom and one of the boys' rooms and between the laundry room and the other boys room for sound proofing. We also insulated the garage - that will soundproof it for my late night forays into carpentry and auto maintenance as well as keep what ever heat there is inside.

Late last week we also had our plumbing, electrical, HVAC and structural inspections. I won't say we passed with flying colors, but the problems were minimal and easily fixed. Our builder quickly called the right people to rectify the issues and we weren't significantly delayed. To me, some of the issues seemed a little petty, but on the other hand, I'm glad they caught some of the things they caught.

Drywall started yesterday...and I'll never understand how and why those guys do what they do. For a task that is nearly universally despised by anyone who has ever had anything to do with home improvement there are an amazing number of people out there who are absolute artists with the stuff. For someone who is used to 1/2" thick, 4'x8' sheets of the stuff, it was pretty impressive to see 5/8" inch thick, 4'6"x16' pieces of the stuff...just how do they get those things on the ceiling? Anyway, they are flying through the house with the stuff and I truly don't know how they do it...but I'm certainly glad they do.

We were supposed to get a driveway and finish grading last week, but the weather hasn't been right for that kind of work, and it continues to rain daily...so we'll have to wait a while for that, I guess.

That's about it for now. Like I said, I'll post more pictures soon...it's really taking shape!

Thanks for reading!