Vaulting the Ceiling, Part I — Plans and Permits
We decided to vault our living room ceiling to completely transform the house. But before picking up a hammer, months of designing, planning, and permitting was needed. Here’s how I did it.
Read MoreHow We Turned Our House into a Giant Foam Box, Part II — Ceiling Insulation
After painstakingly insulating our walls, Chris to turned his attention to something even harder — insulating the vaulted ceiling. By the time he is through with the retrofit, our ceiling will have 10 distinct layers and be 17 inches thick. Wowza.
Read MoreHow We Turned Our House into a Giant Foam Box, Part I — Wall Insulation
Insulation is unsexy. No one ever sees it or thinks about it. But it's one of the most important ways to green your home. So we're going to insulate the heck out of our house —starting with the walls.
Read MoreAn Overdue House Update: Permit Me to Explain
In this post I talk about the technical aspects of developing the design and getting the permit as well as what it was like removing decades-old insulation from an attic. Fun!
Read MoreThe House and What We're Doing to it
After thinking through the priorities for the home renovation project, it came time to begin getting more specific on what we want to do to the house. To make the project feel more manageable, I tried thinking about the different systems of the house separately.
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