Back home in Boulder after the week in Paonia, we're working on the garage again. It's going pretty quickly now that we finally have the space cleared out. On Sunday, I knocked out the original window on the south wall, and built a new frame for a larger, insulated window. It was up in time to seal out the evening storms that day.
On Monday, Cleo finished putting up the Tyvek, and I began running wire for the new GFI outlets on three walls. Tonight I'll pick up the first roll of fiberglass insulation and Cleo will staple it up on Wednesday. Then we'll start taking down the garage door, so she can insulate the ceiling.
I'd like to panel three walls and the ceiling before we frame up the east wall, which is where the garage door was. Hoping to score some big insulated patio doors for that wall. It will be easier to move big panels in if we do it before the doors go in. Besides, it's more pleasant to work with the sun and breeze coming through the space.
I'm thinking about a Solatube or similar daylight duct for the north side of the roof. We'll want the south slope clear for the future 2 kilowatt PV array.
Seth Masia
Liz Merry
