Drywall hung and almost finished - to a "level 4" finish. Left to right, top to bottom: Looking into the kitchen; Looking down the hall to kitchen and into garage; Dining room, back porch door, and hole in ceiling where the spiral staircase will go up to office; Japanese soaking tub;
Living room-window seat-sunroom; Down hall from kitchen to studio.

Rockin' !!

104 degrees today. (102 yesterday, 101 the day before, at least 2 more day over 100 forecast).

Extremely pleasant working conditions. Decided to put some vents in the solar overhangs on the south side - after insulation, they became sealed from the house, and the soffit was HOT to the touch - putting in four 8"x16" vents to allow some ventilation, so the roofing (& solar panels) don't melt.

Another day or 2 of drywall hanging, and the finisher started today.

Closed cell foam installed - 3" under the roof surface (this is a conditioned attic space), 1" in the walls.

Then wet-blown cellulose in the walls - giving a total of about R-22. On the roof, R-30 fiberglass batts attached under the foam, giving a total of R-49 (the foam gives a perfect air seal, the normal weak point of fiberglass).

I've got pretty much nothing good to say about the unnamed insulation company, however. Left a total mess, which we're still cleaning up, shot foam into one of our skylights, requiring a replacement, and damaged the biggest, most expensive window in the house by dropping something on it and splitting out the Doug Fir jamb. Grrrrrrr.

Drywall in a week....

All cleaned up and ready for insulation (2 weeks ago)