Insulating the Great Room

I think I mentioned earlier here that I'm alergic to insulation. Kelly must have taken that to heart cause I haven't had to touch the stuff. Between her, Kelsey, and Butch, they knocked out the rest of the big room in about a day. I wish I could have got a picture of the three of them throwing that stuff around.

What a difference it makes. The house is quiet, warm, and for some reason looks larger inside than ever before.

Skylights

Skylights sound so simple....framing and trimming them is not. Butch and I pulled out a lot of hair getting them right but here's a few pictures. We trimmed them out with the cedar T&G siding material. Makes for a nice touch.

Plumbing and HVAC

Misc pictures of more work in progress. White Heating and Cooling is doing the HVAC. Nick is the tinner and he does great work. John Easly did the line set for the air conditioning and is also a top-notch guy. I'm stuck with the plumbing but the mana-block and pex tubing is really easy. Seems to go together almost too easy.

Upstairs framing and insulating

Kelly and I took a much needed vacation and as you might imagine, we have fell behind with updates. Lots has happened. I'll do my best to post a few pictures.

Here are a few of the upstairs bedroom walls and insulation on that side of the house. Also included are a few of us framing in the wood stove's chimney chase.

Weekend Progress

Lots has happened since the garage doors were installed. The cleanup continues too. I have picked up about 2 whole pickup loads of good lumber scrap. That includes the small triangular pieces of log that were cut off of the gables ends. The old jeep is full. Lots to go. Inside it's starting to take shape. My father, Vince & his daughter, and Kelly have all been working hard. One side of the house is sided, the chimney chase is now framed, the custom hearth is framed, the master bedroom walls are up, and the basement insulation is done. Also, all of the doors have the knobs and deadbolts installed so we are now secure. We're also pumping water every day for a few hours. The well water has cleared up very well. The turkeys and deer seem to like it.

Enjoy the pictures.

Here's the siding pictures: (Thanks Dad)




Here we are framing the master bedroom walls: (thanks to Vince and Ashley)



And here is Kelly insulating like crazy....notice I am keeping my distance...I'm alergic to insulation....it makes me itch. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.






And the insulation installed:



Here's the hearth and chimney progress:





Finally, here's a picture of the wildlife watering hole. Clean clear water from 613 feet below the montana soil.

Garage Doors

When we were purchased the land we were fortunate enough to work with a realtor that had connections. Rhianna's husband, Brian, happens to be an expert on many things, one of them is garage doors. We were getting quotes on doors and installation when Brian offered to help. He ended up getting the doors cheaper and installed them for us for less than we would have paid through anyone else. The install looks extremely professional and it is sealed well. And with that the house is weather tight. Thanks Brian.

Roof Done

Late last night the roof was completed. Tim and Jason are done and with that I am on my own. It has been a real learning experience and I hope I have the good fortune of working with those two again.

Here's how the house looks from the main road.