So it was short-lived, but, without a real door, and with tarps tightly wrapping that section of the house, the sounds of the wind reminded us of camping on the Oregon Coast when we first started dating. It's rare to feel that romantic and in touch with nature in your own home...
...well, of course, until our 6 favorite guys from
Rising Sun show up and start working in the kitchen (just a wall away from our bed)...
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| early morning view from the living room |
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| our tent |
As luck would have it, the West Virginia spring wind and freeze warnings held
off until our days of camping at home. The day the exterior
walls came down, we had a severe weather watch, complete with torrential
downpours, lightening storms, and hail warnings.
The
Rising Sun crew sealed up where our side door should be with plywood, and wrapped
the house with tarps.
The weather calmed by evening, so we checked out the work from the inside...
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| Sera and Peanut strike a pose at 34 weeks |
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| Nico "unlocks" the door |
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| come on in! |
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| oops! Hope Peanut can fit... |
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The next day, the structurally insulated panels (SIPs) from
SIPschool were prepped and installed by the
Rising Sun crew within hours!
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| "airing out the house" - looking into kitchen before SIP installation |
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| Chis explaining prep of SIPs |
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| burn off edge, glue and nail 2x4 |
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| up, up, and away! |
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| wall + insulation = SIPs! |
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| Nico's view from the inside |
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| like a puzzle (that we live in) |
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| top it off with a roof |
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| And now...Oakland Street's new profile! |
With walls and a new door, we're just waiting to tie in the roof...install the windows... plumbing...electric...drywall...just when we were getting used to camping at home!
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