Just a little insulation

Well today did not go as planned unfortunately.  We spent the evening last night clearing out the bottom of the driveway and taking nails/screws out of the walls for insulation today.  We got the last wire run and everything secured.  This morning we moved the radiators and I installed the last cable drop.

The insulation guys, after getting all set up however were having equipment failures.  They couldn’t get the pressure they needed and need to do some repairs.  So they sprayed just enough that we could put the radiators back and not have to move them again (can’t got days without the radiators in at all!).  Then left to come back end of next week.  UGG!  At least we got the radiators in though.

I’m totally bummed that insulation is not done yet and we’re having some leaks from snow build up on the porch roofs.  Ryan is clearing the front porch roof as much as he can.  We’re more worried about the roof over the bathroom/gym but it so far has not leaked.  We’ll try to clear it a bit but it’s really built up there.

It’s going to be a different weekend than I had planned, that’s for sure.  Probably clearing snow and maybe doing some insulation in the basement but probably not putting up crown molding in the gym since we can’t move the stuff out of there into the other rooms yet since they are not ready.

Here are some insulation pictures – what’s done so far:

diningroom insulation started
another diningroom shot
livingroom insulation started
the other side of the cupola

Snow

We are expecting another 2 feet of snow almost tomorrow – after the 5 inches today.  Honestly I just don’t know where we’re going to put that much more snow.  The banks are so high that when I shovel, it mostly falls back down at me!

Luckily I am able to work from home during all this snow so I don’t have to venture out of the house except to shovel and snow blow.  Today I figured out how to start the snow blower so I can at least help with the snow removal more now.  Previously I mostly just shoveled the stairs/walkways and around the car.  Today I cleared the whole driveway, leaving just a bit for Ryan after running out of gas and not wanting to go down to the basement for more (it’s cold down there).

I do hope all this snow does not delay our insulation friday – we need to order oil again (once a month right now) and I’m not looking forward to it.  I’m hoping once the insulation is in I can drag out the oil deliveries for 2 months at a time – maybe???