House Update 9-3-09

Well, I wish I could report that our house was complete, but we aren't quite there! Jeff has been working so hard doing a lot of it himself!


Here are a few pictures...


We got our cellulose insulation blown in a couple of weeks ago. We couldn't put any walls up for over a week so the insulation could dry. We sprayed pretty much every wall with it for either temperature regulation or to keep sound out. The only walls we didn't spray were the walls between Hayden and Jeff's closets and Jeff just put some batting in it. Cellulose is mostly made of cardboard and is a great insulator not to mention environmentally friendly! :-) It is amazing how much cooler it is in our house compared to outside or the garage.





We are also using OSB for our walls. (Jeff pretty much explains it as all the left over woodchips pressed together to make a board.) It is not only cheaper than sheetrock, it is environmentally friendly too! Another good thing is Jeff can hang it himself (with the help of his brother) and saves us money there too!



Attic/AC area...



Mr. Hayden sitting in the kitchen while I took some pictures! He looks so tiny in this picture.



Up close...He loves him some fingers and now toes! Ha!



In our bathroom Jeff put up "mold proof" sheetrock and we had it tape, bed, and textured. On the left is part of our huge linen cabinet and hamper area. I am so excited about it!



We decided on our flooring this week. We ended up going with this scraped wood "looking" flooring for our dining and kitchen areas. It is actually made out of recycled PVC pipe. CRAZY I know! It is beautiful! We are on a roll with the environmentally friendly stuff! Ha!





And our carpet...



We are hoping to have all walls put up this weekend and even some primer on the walls! Keep your fingers crossed!