Step 11: Insulation

September 2018

The last step before getting actual walls... insulation, to keep in all that lovely heat and air we'll be getting from our brand new HVAC units!!

MUDROOM/KITCHEN

left: mudroom
right: kitchen


KITCHEN

kitchen: window looking out to the lake
far right: dining room


DINING/LIVING ROOM

Yes, still with the old bathtub in the middle of the floor. One day, they say they'll take it out. We'll see


KITCHEN/MUDROOM

foreground: kitchen (where fridge will be)
background: mudroom (where bench will be)
left: outside of master bath


MASTER BEDROOM




OFFICE

Yes, that dang couch is still there too... they assure me they will eventually dispose of it.


UPSTAIRS

GIRL'S BEDROOM


BOYS' BEDROOM


UPSTAIRS MASTER




background: stairs to the attic


attic stairs
(really more of a ramp)


see how they caulked all of the cracks? nicely done, fellas!




This is the exterior where there used to be a door, but we made it a window. You can see the insulation not just poking through, but like just being there. But don't worry, they assure me they will take care of that before they put up the siding.


Hey, look, insulation even goes around plumbing!



KITCHEN
(view straight on from dining room)


DOWNSTAIRS MASTER BATH/CLOSET


downstairs master bath/closet view from the master bedroom
door on left: master closet
middle door: linen closet
door on right: master bath


OFFICE

view from master bedroom, looking through the wall


All ready for drywall, guys!!

NEXT: Step 12: Drywall


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