Saturday, July 7, 2007

Our Cheap Heap.


This one is about the house.  We decided to put some focus on the attic today.  Our house gets so hot during the day, and its just a puny little thing anyway.  We figured the roof is the culprit.  We figured right.  We discovered the our attic has no vapor barrier between the ceiling and the woolly blown insulation.  There is no outlet for the vent in the bathroom- and it was covered with black, moldy insulation.  The insulation ranges from 10 to zero inches.  There is no mesh under the spinny roof vents, so we found lots of bird "evidence", and most of all- no soffits.  Soffits are vents along the eaves that allow outside air to enter the roof space, and replace the super-hot air inside the attic.  Our house doesn't have a single one.

My wife was able to secure a 6-foot wide roll of fiberglass from a job site that we used to cover the bathroom- after digging out all the nasty molded stuff- and a couple other bare spots.  She spent the most time working in the attic.  Hours.  It was easily over 100 degree and really humid.  But she made a lot of progress.  I didn't do very much work.  We started out trying to do it together- but ran into creative differences.  In the end she threw me out.  I still got to help with cutting up the new padding, forcing my wife to drink an occasional glass of water, tinkering with our chainsaw, and setting fire to a bunch of junk in the back yard.

Like most projects ion this house- we start a "small" job and find ourselves up to our eyebrows.  As my dad puts it- "The joys of owning a home!"

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

So it sounds like the woman is in control. As it ought to be in your case, I hear she's a real fireball. Take advantage of that!

Dave said...

You hear, eh? Well- what do you know about it?

Anonymous said...

I know she can pretty much outwork anyone. She has a very hot temper, which can be found sexy. She's the kind that is surprisingly adventurous when you get her alone. She'll never admit to wearing makeup, but loves to look her best for her man. I could go into such depth about that woman, but that is all I will share publicly for now.

Anonymous said...

Okay, I did NOT write that!

Anonymous said...

Yes she CAN be a "fireball" But then again she can also be the very kind and loveing, shareing, careing, and pretty much SUPERWOMAN of ur dreams.......

Anonymous said...

Dude, Who are you?
There ought to be a rule against anonymous comments. And that would be great if it were all true. Thanks anyway.

Anonymous said...

Ok, I didn't write all of those, you obviously have 2 or more anonymous fans.