Amanda here... This morning I drove by the house on the way to work and there was so much to see! I haven't been to the house since Monday and I can't believe how much progress everyone made this week.
First, the exterior - I/we couldn't be happier with how it is turning out. As Adam has explained, they placed the Hardy Board on both sides of the house, and on the sides of the porch. Once the siding is around the master bedroom windows, it will really look complete! Also, they installed a bronze-colored flashing, which I absolutely love. 
Second... INSULATION!!! Woo hoo! The guys worked hard yesterday and almost finished insulating the second floor, and they were already back there this morning at 7:30 working on the first floor. I'm glad - they gave me a little lesson on the stuff. I thought we were just getting the standard pink stuff on rolls, which can be pretty good. I was quite wrong! The top picture of insulation gives you a good idea of what we are getting. It is blown insulation that - according to the installer - is a fancy version of recycled paper and corn starch. I think he was dumbing it down for me, but that really helped me understand it. So they spray it in place and it will dry today & over the weekend. The big yellow thing in John's bedroom is a heater so they can accelerate the drying process.
Because our exterior walls are built with 2x6 construction, the exterior wall R-Value will be about an R21. He said that the interior walls (including the mud room wall that's shared with the garage) will be and R15, because that's a 2x4 wall. Pretty amazing. Evidently rodents and bugs hate the taste of this insulation - so there's a little extra bonus.
Next week... DRYWALL! Stay tuned! Have a wonderful weekend, and as always - "big ups" to the folks at Sage and their subcontractors. Thanks for the education and for another great job!
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