Big day today. More siding was removed, cellulose was installed, moisture barrier installed, and more duct work for the mechanical ventilation. The north wall is now almost ready for the foam board insulation, it's also bright blue!

Ug, they removed the entire decorative column. Turns out there is no wall cavity! Just the backside of the interior plaster wall; meaning the cold air had been moving though the column like a chimney and contributing to the mold problem. 

View of the back of the house (west elevation)

East elevation after the white panels were stripped off. The first floor on this side were not insulated today as there is some weird old insulation in the wall cavity that prevents pumping in cellulose. We will remove the exterior boards and the old junk inside to allow proper insulating.  

The mighty truck of cellulose. 

Pumping in cellulose. It is so fine that some of the particulates find their way around cracks in the plaster or the power outlets. Nothing to bad but you notice the dust. 

Replacing fiberglass insulation with foam board and spray foam. 

The guys used my spray gun and foam to keep things moving along. 

Installing the blueskin moisture barrier. It's self adhering, unlike tyvek which requires tacks to hold up. Every tack then becomes a hole in the barrier. 

North side of house. All blue.