I decided to just start a thread that compiles the last several years of what seems to be a neverending task of home improvements. Its funny but I made my wife watch the movie the Money Pit this year as it seems like that is what we live in, Im sure not as bad as most people, but for the past 3 years we have been upgrading/updating things around this house and it never seems to stop, so I often refer to our house as the money pit. I have done all the work myself with help from my other helper,aka wife the only things we hired out was having the hardwood floors refinished and carpet installed in our 2 son's rooms.
Lets start 3 years ago where it all seemed to get the ball rolling... attic insulation
Originally had only 3 inches of fiberglass, and some previous owner started to throw down loose wool.
I added 3 inches of cellulose to the top of the joists, then laid down R 19 fiberglass on top perpendicular. Also added stringers to make raceways for all the crazy crisscross wiring, and had to add about 60 air baffles. The original fiberglass was stuffed into the soffits so I had to pull it back then fit the baffle. The pic of the attic entrance, it was my man cave for several months, I must have made that trip several hundred times up that ladder
Lets start 3 years ago where it all seemed to get the ball rolling... attic insulation
Originally had only 3 inches of fiberglass, and some previous owner started to throw down loose wool.
I added 3 inches of cellulose to the top of the joists, then laid down R 19 fiberglass on top perpendicular. Also added stringers to make raceways for all the crazy crisscross wiring, and had to add about 60 air baffles. The original fiberglass was stuffed into the soffits so I had to pull it back then fit the baffle. The pic of the attic entrance, it was my man cave for several months, I must have made that trip several hundred times up that ladder