insulate house wall south

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prep walls

• strip walls to sheating
  • [x] remove existing siding (Aug 23)
  • remove tar paper
  • [x] remove / pound flat remaining nails
  • [x] remove / disconnect anything else attached to walls
• [x] brush walls to remove dust, debris, and wood particles
• remove and reframe window rough openings
  • big picture window (Aug 25)
  • [x] remove
  • [x] reframe
  • screen door
  • [x] remove
  • [x] reframe
  • door & door window
  • [x] remove
  • [x] reframe
  • up bedroom window (Sept 1)
  • [x] remove
  • [x] reframe
  • up bedroom window (Aug 30)
  • [x] remove
  • [x] reframe
  • down office window (Aug 29)
  • [x] remove
  • [x] reframe
  • down bedroom window (Aug 28)
  • [x] remove
  • [x] reframe
• retrofit nail schedule to seismic nailing pattern (#24) (drywall sheathing)
• [x] spray foam fill all cracks and holes
• [x] tape sheathing seams

  install foam insulation

• [x] install z-channel flashing (Aug 26)
• [x] install insect screening / perfed J-channel / etc. to keep critters out of rain screen (Aug 26)
• [x] install foam board, caulk all outer edges, tape all seams (Aug 30)
• [x] install 2nd layer, joints offset, caulk all outer edges, tape all seams
• [x] install bucks / plywood extensions to outside edge of insulation board
• [x] install furring strips (screw 24" o.c. to 1.5" stud penetration)

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In progress photos that demonstrate the before/after difference the insulation makes:

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