The Walls Close In

The plywood sheer wall was put in place over the exterior wall for seismic upgrades after we sprayed the foam.  We then built a facade wall in front of the existing wall to create a recess for the television and sound system.

Master bedroom addition

Kitchen with greenboard looking from the dining room.

Newly framed out and drywalled living room wall

Master bath vanity wall and new window.

Now that the insulation is done, we can finally close the walls.  The spray foam expanded out, was shaved off even with the wood studs and is now ready for structural sheer walls then drywall.  Our drywall is now complete and awaiting mud and tape to complete the walls inside.

Our next task is to upgrade the existing roof to add insulation to that as well.  These houses were never built to be energy efficient, so our goal is to make it a much tighter and insulated structure by adding rigid foam to the roof.   We will replace it with a very exciting membrane cool roof which I'll talk about after the install this upcoming week.  More to come shortly !

Soy Based Spray Foam Insulation

The house before spraying foam...we are adding an additional 2 inches of rigid foam on the West facing wall  due to the sun exposure.

Our Master Bedroom exterior wall after trimming excess foam

Our office walls just after foam was blown in and before it is shaved off flat for drywall

Main living space just after spraying and trimming.

Busy, Busy.....but I wanted to get some photos up of the insulation going in.  One of our green features of the home was to spray Soy Based Expanding Foam into all the exterior walls of the house.  Western Pacific Roofing did the great install and here you see one of the guys spraying the exterior wall on the back of the house.  This foam will help make the building envelope much tighter and more efficient, as well as having great sound deadening properties.   To help increase the R-value of this West facing wall, we will add an additional 2" of rigid foam to these walls, before stucco goes on,  to keep the heat out during the intense summer heat. 

We have been anxious to get to show you some of the more Green aspects of the remodel,  and over the next couple of weeks, will have the major pieces of our newly insulated home in place.  After the roof and stucco prep are complete, we get to move toward the inside finishes.......green cabinetry, counters and tile, LED lighting, low water consumption fixtures and more.  Be sure to check back and have a look!