MARCH 9 UPDATE: Getting ready for more insulation (and snow)

Dave spent the weekend getting the house ready for the spray foam insulation installers — or "installer," I should say, since there was only one guy who showed up with all the equipment this morning. Dave had to help him carry in his big NIPCO heater — apparently the building does need to be warm for the foam to set right. Dave wasn't sure about that, so he didn't start a fire in the woodstove for them. That heater will more than suffice, though. (Though we're wondering how he's going to get it back out of the building by himself — maybe he's waiting for backup?)

We'll see how much the installer gets done today — I'll post pictures tonight in any case.

The bathroom exhaust fan — or at least the bit of ductwork that will go through the wall — was one thing that needed to be in place before the insulation is sprayed in. It doesn't look too bad from the outside. And it's on the north side of the house, so no one except the cows is likely to see it anyway.


Dave said it was a little tricky figuring out where in the wall the vent would come out. Even where it is now will require bending the ductwork in the wall somewhere. A straight shot out from the vent would have led right into the soffit.


... It's a little soggy around the front steps lately. Dave's put a board out so we don't have to wade through the puddle to get into the house. It's like a drawbridge over a moat! I'll have to tell Sofia that. Of course, we probably won't have any time to play on it, since ...

... We've got a blizzard watch for tomorrow. Eight to 10 inches of snow possible. That's great -- now that we've got a solid layer of ice down in places with the thaw we can get a good padding of snow down on top of it. Sigh. Just when you think spring is around the corner, winter smacks you up side the head again.

Dave did hear the first goose of spring flying overhead last night, though. Apparently spring is coming ... eventually ...