Saturday 14 February 2015

winter's icy grip

It just does not let up. Friday morning was -26 degrees C with almost -40 windchill. The daytime high was -19, Today it is -21 in the morning and although there isn't a blizzard, it sure looks like what I remember Yellowknife looked like on many winter days.




Sunday 1 February 2015

siding finished now drywalling

Latest pic. Just a note, when you put the vapour barrier on the outside of the structure with the 3" of rigid insulation on the outside, it is important "not" to over insulate on the inside, particularly in the corners and floor junctions. We have had relative humidity at 60 to 65% on the inside with temperatures between 18 and 25 degrees celsius inside and -27 to -6 degrees celsius outside. I was able to inspect the surface next to the vapour barrier and enure the insulation was reduced in areas or foam was installed where we had moisture. Kind of interesting that you had to ensure you did not over insulate on the interior.