Over the break, Randy decided that we needed to check out how much insulation we had in our basement walls. We discovered zero. Straight cement walls...a little board and then paneling finish our downstairs walls. To our horror, we found two mouse nests in the wall between the office and the laundry room and a burial ground for about four mice. Yuk! Right under Sabrina's room we discovered a spider web with dirt. The dirt was brought straight in from outside where there was a crack in the wall that allowed daylight to shine through. Needless to say we added some insulation.
On the exterior walls, Randy glued two inch rigid insulation to the cement walls. Then spray foam was added to the joints and any cracks that might leak air. On top of that he has framed in for the future wall which will have more insulation. These walls will be dry walled in once the insulation, plumbing and wiring projects are done in the entire basement. This project was a glance in to our near future home improvement projects. Sabrina loved working with her dad and taking tools up the ladder where she would announce she is Queen of the Tools!
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