Foam Party

Believe it or not, homes in 1910 were not built with insulation.  It was straight from siding to the studs. Of course they didn't have central heat and air either, so there wasn't really a need to keep the heating and cooling bills down...

Well, we took the plunge on spray-in foam insulation throughout, including the entire apex of the roof in the attic.

You might notice the sheet rock stacked in the middle of the room, coming soon...

It's crazy how the house has been cool, believe me, with the insulation, even with all this heat.  Imagine once the central heat and air starts flowing!

Can't Wait to Take the Annual Christmas Pic

As you may recall, our annual Christmas card photo has been on our porch in the arch of our old tudor style home.  From the first day we saw the new house in Mesta, we knew we would make our tradition the brick steps in front of the house.  Unfortunately, the bricks were in horrible shape and needed repair.  We think the brick guys did a great job in salvaging the bricks, check it out.

All original, 100 year old bricks!

Re-Charged

Here is another set of pics that aren't so exciting to see, but make me sleep better at night.  As you may recall, we had a fire in our last house due to poor electrical installation.  For this house, we ripped out the old stuff and put in the best you can get.    I will spare you a shot of every new wire and give you some example shots.

New light switch boxes in the master bath.

Here is a shot of one of the can lights we are using.  We went with the smaller 4-inch variety rather than your standard 6-inch.

It may be hard to see, but this shot shows the can lights in the kitchen and also two spots for the pendant lights we will use over the island.

The TV will hang between these windows above the fireplace.

Here we used the larger can lights for the master closet.  Trying to make sure I quit wearing brown socks with a black suit...