First (small) sign of progress!
Written by julio on November 10th, 2007See if you can follow the math…
Colder weather
+ Large holes in the closet walls (attic access areas)
+ No heat ducts
= Cold upstairs
While the new insulation has made a tremendous difference, not having the furnace connected (yet) to the upstairs was not working out now that we’re into November. It was getting too cold for Chloe to be sleeping up there, so I finally took the first small step back into the remodeling world since Project Ginger. I put in foam insulation and 1/4″ plywood panels to cover all of the attic access holes. I probably went overkill by creating 7 of them, but I do not like inaccessible, or even difficult to access, areas. Some parts of the attic had been sealed up since the house was built in 1911, although maybe ignorance is bliss, since who wants to even know about raccoon poop? So, here’s what they look like now and what lies behind the plywood. Check back in another five years to see if we’ve even painted them by then!