Joe's gonna freak

He was against air conditioning the entire time, but when it came with the furnace... how can you refuse? Plus, it's SEER 15 which means it comes with tax credits for energy efficiency - which was is a hot button for him. I just had forgotten that the more efficient units tend to be a LOT larger...



in a perfect world - it would fit under the deck for him... hmmm... i think i'm going to be hearing about this one when he gets home from work :) he he... the top of the unit measures roughly 4'-6" high. it's almost as tall as me.

We have (some new) windows!

We interviewed a few people/ companies and did a lot of research on windows (materials, energy credits, historical aspects, etc.) and decided to go with the Marvin line of windows. We were on the fence between Renewal by Anderson and Marvin. In the end we decided wood was the way to go and really liked all the options available.

Classic Sash and Door (in Rejuvenations Building) did the install and we couldn't be more happier with their work and how our house is starting to transform on the exterior! They helped us maintain egress (exiting) in each bedroom, including the third floor.

The reduction in street noise is already audible and the interior feel of the space already feels warmer (visually). We replaced (7) single-paned, aluminum windows and now I want to update a few more! More detailed pictures of all the bells and whistles soon!


install in progress

the new full divided lite, casements for our future master

our current bedroom tilt-pac replacements

view of the tilt-pacs from the outside

view of the house from the SW corner looking NE...

goodbye aluminum windows, you won't be missed

our single-paned, energy no-efficiency, aluminum windows (7 total) are about to be replaced... and we can't wait! No more feeling drafts coming through them, no more seeing daylight out of the corners... the guys come Monday to start install.

weekend update

Since we're trying to finish the first floor - first... we decided to clear out the sunporch (goodbye salvaged wood trim storage, chop shop) since it's summer and it'd be nice to have a covered place to eat at nights. progress, below.

May 09

Things have been quite the blur lately with all the warm weather... it's been hard to work on the house. Progess from this past weekend...

the hops are taller than me...

we removed half the deck to make way for air conditioning...

we finally recycled all the old wiring from our kitchen remodel. I think Joe's exact quote was "I feel like a meth head"