Day 26 March 12

Such a productive day!! Well at least it felt like that because we finally got around to the large pile of insulation in the middle of the space! Actually it WAS pretty productive because Paul and Mark got to work on our new HVAC unit! I didn’t get a picture but wish I would have of the mess it was in here. What little space there was to walk in was now occupied by all their tools and ducting. It was pretty humorous. But they seemed to get quite a bit accomplished for day one. They started installing the duct in the loft and the small bit in the downstairs bedroom closet, as well as bringing the new unit inside.

They left before David came home, but you can be sure as soon as he walked in the door he was doing his rounds to check out their work. He seemed pretty impressed :o) After he mentally OK’d their work, we got to finishing wiring the 3-ways for the recessed kitchen lights. It was quick work and before we knew it we had lights! That dimmed!! I was pumped. Since both walls that the boxes are on have drywall, David was able to shove the mess of wire into the box and close them up. Oh I’m gettin’ giddy!! 

Next was to connect the wires for the range in the junction box. We used some fancy clamps (I’m sure they’re not fancy but they were new and shiny !) to connect heavy gauge wires together. I stripped the wires and clamped them together, David checked the tightness and then wrapped them with electrical tape and closed her up. Then it got exciting…

Remember that huge pile of insulation that has been in every picture smack dab in the center of the kitchen?? Time for it to go back where it came from! We shoved it into as many spaces as it could, leaving only a few areas for more that we’ll pick up at the store. We had kept the material underneath the original laminate floor (all the insulation was piled on top of it which made for easy shifting abilities) and decided to use the plastic as the water vapor barrier. We only had enough to cover the exposed wall in the mudroom so more will be purchased later. Staples were flying while the broom was sweeping and by the end we had a space large enough to skate around! I was loving it :o) With the realization it probably won’t last long but I’ll take what I can get.