siding begins

we have some hardie panels installed. boards are installed with 1/2" open joint over 2x4s laying flat.

drywall

all drywall is hung. corner beads and end moldings were installed today and whole thing is ready to be taped and mudded after we pass drywall inspection.

hallway with 2 solar tubes. they sure do bring in a lot of light.

insulation and drywall

all ceilings and walls are insulated with batts in addition to 2" layer of foam. this assembly should result in R32 walls and R52 ceilings. we still need to insulate foundation concrete. for this purpose we will use 1 1/2" extruded polystyrene boards, same as we used for underslab insulation.
drywall hanging started today. it goes really fast, but the whole process needs to be coordinated with soffit framing . droped soffit in living room will give it a better height to width proportion.

our double sliding door finally arrived.

spray foam and siding wood

half of the house is now sprayed with foam insulation. it is closed cell foam with R-7 per 1". we are doing 2" walls and roof and combine it with batts, as this stuff is quite expensive. it does seal and laminate the whole house envelope, making it air tight and structurally stronger.
also our siding hardwood was delivered today. ultimately we decided for brasilian mahagony which we will treat with Penofin Hardwood stain.

trip to ikea

we took trip to Ikea in Salt Lake City. This is the closest store to denver. We flew there and drove back. Phone ordered our kitchen cabinets and appliances to make sure we will get everything we need. Ouro rder was delivered to storage warehouse where we picked it up. In addition we bought what we liked in actuall Ikea store.
and some images from our drive back.