Going Green

It's been a while since my last post, so this is going to be a long one with lots of photos. After about a month of being on hiatus from the house, I am back to oversee the insulation installation this week. The insulation process was only supposed to take one day, for the upstairs unit. Unfortunately, our power outlet was not strong enough to support the insulation blower yesterday, so the guys had to come back for a second day to finish the job. If we had timed it better, the sheetrock would be going up this week too, but alas, that will have to wait until next week. We are so excited for this next step in the renovation project, because it means we'll finally be making purchases for the fun stuff!

A new railing makes the "hole" in the middle of the attic feel less dangerous.

I love our new skylight!

The new framing gives added support to the roof.

My project over the weekend, scraping off 50 year old linoleum off the kitchen/living room area.

I got tired of using the little scraper tool and switch to a linoleum scraper, that made it go so much faster.

It's not pretty, but that's going to be covered up by the new floor, so who cares?!

Ceiling insulation made out of recycled denim, better for the environment, and less harmful to the body. It costs about seventy cents more per square foot than fiberglass insulation, hope it's worth it. 

The denim insulation goes between the ceiling joists. 

For the walls, a sheeting was stapled to the joists first, then holes are cut in between the joists to blow in the insulation made out of recycled newspaper. 

Viola!

This is where we are today...