Siding Completed, Electrical Started

The siding is now complete, including the caulking that finished up this morning. The paint is underway, though most likely will not finish before the temperatures drop below freezing during the day. The main focus on the paint right now is to prime all of the exposed wood so that it can sit through winter without consequence. Andrew would like to see the West side ("front") of the house painted before he leaves, so we may try to get that done.
The electrical work is underway. The basement wiring is complete and the main floor is in progress. The air exchanger was installed yesterday along with most of the piping for it. Since we have built a tight house, an air exchanger is necessary to get fresh air and control humidity. Fantech is the brand. Noah will have to blog more about the specifics of how it works, because Mindy is not exactly sure where the air comes and goes. One of the jobs of the exchanger is to recirculate the air to pull hot air down from the top floor and put it into the basement. But it can also pull fresh air and somehow warms up underground on its way into the house or something of the sort.
The electrical boxes that have to go on exterior walls are fun to see. The foam is cut with a hot knife, which essentially melts the foam, to create space for the wiring and boxes. We are avoiding exterior walls when possible, since it is easier to just nail the boxes to the studs of the interior walls. However, there are some rooms that have to have the outlets in the foam. Once the wiring and box are in place, spray foam is applied to keep them in place.


CHASE IN FOAM FOR ELECTRICAL BOX


CHASE WITH WIRE TO GO TO ELECTRICAL BOX


ELECTRICAL BOX IN FOAM HELD IN PLACE WITH SPRAY FOAM


SIDING COMPLETE


EAST SIDE OF THE HOUSE ("BACK") WHICH FACES RIVER


SOUTH SIDE WITH PAINT NEARLY COMPLETE