Horror Film

Ok, yesterday our house looked like something out of The Blob! They were foaming the interior walls prior to installing the pink fiberglass insulation and it really felt like something was oozing into the house. Kind of creepy! The foam provides an extra layer of protection and fills in a lot of the nooks and crannies so that there are fewer leaks in the house. It was an option that I felt wasn't so optional in this climate. Have I mentioned that it stays cold here for a long time?!? In an effort to make our cozy-looking house FEEL just as cozy, we opted for the foam insulation as well. Conor really wanted to watch them apply it but he was at lacrosse camp at ND. I went over while they were there, but forgot the camera. It goes on almost like paint and then expands. You can see some of it in these pictures where they haven't covered it with the pink. And won't Conor love his pink bedroom?? I'm glad all this mess will be covered up with drywall starting tomorrow! I like knowing it's there, but I'll love not having to look at it anymore!

The other temperature control feature that was added yesterday is the whole house/attic fan in the upstairs hallway. Brian's mom still has one in the house in Livingston and it does pull a lot of hot air out of the house. We're hoping we can minimize our air conditioning use by using the fan instead. So far, we haven't had our air on much this June and there's almost always a breeze here in Indiana so I'm hopeful. Although I'd never build a house without air (except maybe in Alaska), I'm always cold when it's on and prefer a cool breeze anyday. We're also putting ceiling fans in all the bedrooms.