Once we had saved it up, we contacted a different local contractor who was unwilling to do the job until the summer because the expensive equipment in their long trailer had nearly been lost before on roads much better than ours. So, they didn't want to take that risk.
During
So, we contacted a couple of other contractors, including Hillside and only heard back from them. I have no idea why people didn't want the work. Regardless, Mike Basargin and his co-worker Ivan came up on Tuesday around Noon and worked until about 9PM. This was the first time that we hired anyone to do work on our house. It was hard to be patient and stay out of the way as they worked.
Scraping the studs
As soon as we heard the generator stop, we leapt from the loveseat in the cabin and helped them clean up as they scraped the extra insluation off the studs.
Cleaning Up
The Finished Product
The woodstove has been put back in place and the plastic sheathing has been removed from the doors and windows.
The next step is to begin sheetrocking. The "lid" and the entryway walls are the first priority for that project.
We decided that insulating the first floor fully would allow us to then move forward and take the next steps and make it more of a home. We had contemplated applying 2" of spray foam throughout the house (because that was what we could afford) but realized that we wouldn't really be able to do much after that except wait until we had the money to get more insulation.
So, as of March 3rd, that is where we are. :)
