Every day last week I awoke to new snow. It wasn't much, a dusting up to about 2". Just a nuisence really where I had to sweep off the porch and driveway before leaving for work.
Since WS was out of state for most of the week, I went to his house to pick up mail after work, and I would sweep off his porch and walkway, then drive around the driveway a couple of times to make it look as if someone were there.
It has also been very cold - more like January than December. I have been weatherizing my house, which has very little insulation. Last night I finally finished putting plastic over the interior of the windows using those shrink-wrap kits that can be found at hardware stores (yes, I got mine at the local hardware store which luckily for me had them on sale).
After hearing that we were supposed to be in the negative numbers next week (we had been down to 2, but no lower here + and yesterday the high was 8), I went to a big box store on Friday and got 6 rolls of R-19 to insulate the basement ceiling (ie, living area floors). I used up 5 full rolls getting about 2/3 of the area done that night (okay, really about 1/2, but the future workout room already has sheetrock up, so I can't get to that part). I was working on it until about 9:30 that night. I don't think I did too bad timewise considering I had to measure and cut each length depending on the configuration of the plumbing and wiring. Doing this alone also meant that even for the few clear runs, I couldn't handle anything over 5 feet long - and even that length was a huge pain to deal with.
During the week, I added weatherstripping to 2 of the exterior doors as they had large gaps. Caulking around door and window frames, and adding foam insulation to the electrical outlets has also been done.
Brings back memories of all the work we did on the Deering house. Actually I find myself enjoying the work - keeping busy and all.
Today it is on to snowblowing for the first time ever, with the machine the former owner left me. WS stopped by yesterday and showed my how to start it, and I made sure I could pull-start it (easy pull, so no issues there). The driveway isn't long, so for smaller snowfalls, shoveling will be easier, but for more major snows, the snowblower will see use. I also will have to clear a path for the propane tech to deliver.
Settling in for winter has kept me very busy the last week or so, now I gotta quit stalling and tackle the snow.
"I don't think I did too bad timewise...."
In my judgment you did wonderfully well time-wise! But, my first thought about insulation installation was, "Gee...that's not a one-person job!"
It is mind-boggling how much you have accomplished in such a short time. Well done!
P.S. It appears that the Romex® (or, whatever brand electrical wiring it is) is new. Whew!
Posted by: Cop Car | December 15, 2013 at 09:50 AM
Actually that is the cable-run that was put in not too long ago. Some wiring is old, some new. Some is old and is no longer in service (but has not been removed. I was in too much of a hurry to figure it out and remove old stuff though.
Posted by: bogie | December 15, 2013 at 05:04 PM