Insulation Acceleration

Luck smiled upon us as our insulation, estimated at 8-10 business days for receipt, arrived in less than 4. Home Depot really came through for us on this one (and they gave us 10% off list price as part of their price match to Lowe's). We're using Roxul insulation. It's a stone wool product (rather than fiberglass). It's virtually fireproof, non-itchy, sound-blocking and should be unappealing to pests. One downside however is that it does not compress much, so the packages it arrives in are pretty bulky. It took us four trips with the pickup truck to get it all home. And then, of course, there was the quandary of where to put it once it got here...

My dorky self included for scale (and there were six more packages like these already in the attic when these photos were taken):

Before placing the insulation batts, Steve nailed 2x2's to the top of all of the ceiling joists to increase the depths of the bays allowing for thicker insulation. This also served to add some rigidity to the aging wood.

Steve wields the nail gun with confidence despite awkward footing:

Steve did a fantastic job of cutting (with a bread knife, as recommended by the manufacturer) and laying the insulation.  

First batt going in:

I'm really excited about the rapid progress. We should be able to place the plywood flooring in at least a few areas this week. And with that, I'll be able to move tools and various supplies that we keep stumbling over around the house up and out of the way. A very exciting prospect, indeed.