Step 30 - Insulation

Drywall is just a few days away, so today was insulation day. J&L Insulation did the job for us. Previously we had insulation only in the walls of the bedroom addition that we did in 1995. We had none in the attic, and that was a moderate problem. This was our opportunity to get the whole house insulated well.

J&L started with caulking all the exterior walls at the plate line. At the same time they started hauling in huge bales of insulation material. They did the existing attic first, then the new roof area and finally the walls. We didn't put any insulation in the garage. We noticed that the house became a lot quieter with the insulation in place.

I took on one task while the guys where putting in the insulation. I went around to all the new anchor bolts and checked them for looseness. Some of the nuts had become looser since we first put them on due to a variety of factors. So I cranked them down as tight as possible. After the drywall is up it won't be possible to do this again.

J&L finished the whole job by noon. We now have R-30 in the attic and R-13 in the walls. I think it will make a tremendous difference in our comfort both summer and winter.