Renovation Time

We've tried but can't ignore the fact that our entire upstairs is in a state of flux, and that Eric still needs to do some major rebuilding before we're at the Gyproc stage of the game. We took the summer off - no point in working inside when we'd rather be outside - and to be honest, we were both exhausted from the work we did from January to May.

We passed the air-tightness test with flying colours. In fact, we're one point away from being as energy efficient as a new home, which is saying something considering our house is over 15o years old. (Or it says something about new house construction, but don't get me going on that...) We also got a nice energy rebate from the audit - let's just say it covers a chunk of the renovation costs. Our house is finally comfortable, and we're not heating the great out-of-doors any more. We've had a mild fall, but we've been heating with our woodstove downstairs for several weeks, and upstairs we often measure 23 degrees C. Considering we used to have -3, we are heading in the right direction.

In the above photo, Eric had to build a removable sub-floor using 2x4's and 3/4" plywood that he placed over the open stairwell. This was the missing link we needed to be able to complete the tear-down of the last section of wall in the stairwell. Thankfully, it's only large enough for one person to be on at a time - so Eric's the lucky one who gets to grace it.

GO Eric GO!
GO Eric GO!
GO Eric GO!