Today was more demo including taking down all the gutters. The majority of the white siding (installed when we remodeled 6 years ago) was removed. What was left is small trim-like pieces.
The cellulose installer came back to finish up a couple spots he missed yesterday on the front of the house. Under the front (east) windows, upon drilling a hole for the cellulose, fiberglass insulation was found...installed backwards; the paper side facing outwards. We figure the previous crew thought they were doing a good thing but by installing it backwards it may have contributed to moisture problems.
They also found drywall, which is odd as our walls are plaster on the inside. Frank, the lead construction guy, said that our porch was probably inclosed in the 60's and that the drywall was used in place of lathe with the plaster going over it to match the rest of the interior.
We are water tight with one exception; above the dining room bay windows. By removing the gutters the rotted facia was exposed and they were not able to put blueskin over.
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| Backwards fiberglass is gone. Preparing for cellulose. |
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| Tacking up mesh that hold in the cellulose. Used when there is no wall. |
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| Former window to basement. Covered when previous owners installed a bathroom. Was only plywood between the outside and inside. The silver vent is the inline water heater exhaust. |
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| Back of house. Most all the white panel is gone. |
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| Blue south side. |
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| Front all blue. |
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