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The seed is planted!

8/24/2015

 
Last week the rest of the work on the basement walls were completed!
All the below ground walls have been waterproofed, and the exterior walls of the house have had three inches of Roxul insulation attached to the outside.

This will help insulate the house so it requires less energy to heat in the winter.


On the inside of the concrete walls downstairs we will have a four inch wall with additional insulation for a wall assembly R value of about 28.  For reference, Minnesota building codes are for an R value of 15.

To the right is a photo of the basement wall, looking down from above.


The trenches around the house and garage have been backfilled, and some conduit installed between the house where the mechanical room will be and the garage.


It is so nice seeing the basement of the house, rather than trenches and piles of dirt everywhere!


During this week, the frame of the main floor will be going up.  It should be a very fun thing to see the rest of the house taking shape.
Picture
Exterior insulation

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    Mark really doesn't like to talk about himself, the house is much more interesting.

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