Porch Renovation 16

Porch Renovation 16    Imagine our surprise to hear our garage door open while we were having a late  lunch on Saturday, January 7.  The electrician had come to re-do the outlet near the future gas stove and to install an outlet in the garage ceiling for the garage door opener.  Dave said it might mean that the insulation would, indeed, be sprayed on Monday and Tuesday.    Sunday afternoon, the architect phoned to express his displeasure that the ceiling in the new room was going to be fiber glass bats surrounding the recessed canister lights.  After much discussion and the builder’s research on the inter-net,  we decided to go with closed cell foam spray on the ceiling and the walls.  Apparently, this technique is air and vapor-proofed.  It will not allow moisture to seep into the ceiling area, inside or outside.  Everyone seemed happy about this decision, except that the insulation will not be installed until  Monday, the 16th; which in turn, meant that the drywall, due to be delivered on Wednesday the 11th and installed on the 12 and 13th, would be delayed a  week.    To add insult to injury, my laptop that was just repaired for $90  doesn’t work and will be returned to Lytespeed for further work.  It has taken me years to get  people to depend on me  to broadcast messages, media releases, and minutes of various organizations.  Now, without an accessible computer, I’m up the proverbial creek without a paddle.      On Wednesday, the builder sent us an e-mail advising us that the insulation would begin on Friday, possibly Thursday.  At the time I wondered:  Did he mean this Thursday/Friday  or next week or, possibly, next spring.     Yesterday, the builder was here for a short while.  He completed the east wall, so it now goes all the way up to the ceiling, covering up the part of the roof beam that connects to the original garage ridge beam.  He also installed a  tube for the big ceiling exhaust fan to exit room moisture.  I think our project must be a  part-time or hobby  for him.  I realize that as long as he has our project to work on, he has money coming in and something to do.  To me, it is a job to get done and get on with my life, enjoying our comfortable cottage.    Late Friday morning (Yes, it is Friday the 13th).  JAB Construction arrived to start spraying closed cell foam on the walls and ceiling of our cottage, as well as the garage side of the cottage’s east wall.     On paper, January 13th is when the whole project was to be completed, but,  guess what!  We’re having a  cold spell complete with lots of snow.  Fortunately, the plastic cover the builder put across the 9’ sliding door opening is holding up well.