Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Monday, 14 November 2011
The big window...
There were two areas of our house that were in particularly bad shape. One was below the front living room window, and the other (which started this whole reno) was below the huge window in the family room at the back our our house. The family room window was one giant ~12' x ~15' window. The engineer and contractor that we spoke to said that large windows like this often cause problems, and recommended breaking it into several smaller windows with bits of wall framed in between them.
Here's the before and after on the inside:
And before and after on the outside:
Here's the before and after on the inside:
And before and after on the outside:
Saturday, 12 November 2011
New envelope and windows!
A lot of work has been going on at our house over the past few weeks. The new windows are all in, and 3 of the 5 new doors. We're still waiting for the front door and the small garage door. The new Typar home wrap is almost complete. Next will be the installation of the rainscreen and the wire mesh that the stucco will get applied to. The stucco will have to wait until spring, since the weather is now too cold. Here are some photos:
Instead of the pink fluff insulation around the window frames, they are using a spray foam insulation, which fills the space more evenly and therefore provides better insulation. It's the white stuff between the wooden window frame and the drywall:
Instead of the pink fluff insulation around the window frames, they are using a spray foam insulation, which fills the space more evenly and therefore provides better insulation. It's the white stuff between the wooden window frame and the drywall:
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