Sunday, November 30, 2008

In effort to be green...

Funny story about this weekend.  It was an extended weekend due to the Thanksgiving holiday.  So, we had to keep ourselves busy.  One project for Tim was to add insulation to our attic.  It's currently insulated, but no as up to par as it should be.  The insulation up there is something from the 60's.  We decided we would get "Green Fiber" which can be blown in, or dropped in by hand in selected areas.  It's completely recycled material...basically looked like pocket lint.  Why didn't I think of that?  Anyhow, I was taking a shower.  I heard Tim up in the attic and a big noise, but thought nothing of it.  Well, Tim knocked on the bathroom door to inform me that his foot slipped and that it when careening into the attic floor, which happened to be the ceiling in our kitchen.   I looked on the floor, there was a pile of the old insulation on the floor.  Then I looked to the ceiling, where there wasn't a clear break, but obviously sustained some damage due to his foot slipping.  Thankfully, he didn't come crashing through the ceiling, but the work that came next would have been pretty much the same.  Since the ceiling was cracked Tim had to cut it out and replace the hole with drywall.  Nothing like looking at the ceiling in your kitchen and seeing right into the attic!  As an after thought I should have taken a picture of the damage, but all I have is a picture of the drywall replaced, taped, and putty.  Now Tim has a week long project of finishing off the ceiling.  Funny!  It's laughable now, but neither of us were very enthused about it in the first place.

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