Category Archives: Renovation

This weekend the inner wall framing for the master bedroom was added. As a reminder, we are remodeling our house with double-wall construction. The outer and inner framed walls are separated by an air-tight layer of XPS foam. Last week … Continue reading →

Our last post about our progress in super insulating the master bedroom left us with the first layer of R13 fiberglass insulation and the end wall sheathed in OSB as a structural upgrade. Next up is the middle layer of … Continue reading →

We haven’t posted about the inside of the house in a while, but that doesn’t mean we’ve given up. Slow progress is still being made on the future master bedroom. After the window was installed, I started on some structural … Continue reading →

Lee took Monday afternoon off from work and got the upstairs window installed. This was the first window that we have ever done. I was very nervous about this whole process. I was sure we were either going to drop … Continue reading →

Up until two nights ago, there have been multiple direct paths between our interior living space and the outdoors. For some areas, such as the first floor ceilings (open to the eave vents) we’ve simply stapled up plastic to hold … Continue reading →

Anybody want to cheer with me? That is indeed what you think it is in the below picture. Lee has officially started on the knee wall insulating. Now before you all get too excited for me in my luxurious living … Continue reading →

Lee is putting shear bracing back into the house. This will help if the “big” earthquake that has been forecasted for Oregon actually happens, but also just makes the house sturdier. Lee has some plans on making our old house … Continue reading →

The foam bypasses discussed in a previous post are all installed, so we moved on to the next step: installing top plates for the double wall framing of the angled portion of the second floor ceiling. This is slightly out … Continue reading →

Lee has been after me to figure out how we are going to use the rooms in our house. Not just use them, but where furniture and closets are going to go. This has been frustrating for me because I … Continue reading →

Insulating the attic angled portions of our second floor ceiling is the first step in a very elaborate insulation plan we have for our old house. Our long term plan is a superinsulated house — a house that stays warm … Continue reading →