With the highs in the 90's and above (even one day of 108º!) Nathan re-arranged his work schedule to get the roof done - he thought it might get hot and miserable. I think it got hotter and miserable-er sooner than we thought it would. Nathan worked on the roof early in the mornings and after 6pm. (He knew he had to stop roofing when the nails went THROUGH the shingle...and they were all melty and gooey...) So after a week and half of morning and nights and a few days off, the roof is officially DONE!
We also had another Blower Door Test done yesterday. This test tells you how many air changes per hour the house has if there is a 50 mph wind outside. At the last check we were at 1.4. Now, with the blue board on the outside, we've seen a 16% improvement on the test! We are now at 1.2. There is no sheetrock installed yet & the siding hasn't been put on, so there is still a bit more room to improve. From here on out EVERY point lower is exponentially harder to achieve.
I'm so super excited about this house! I'm actually EXCITED about graphing out our old month to month energy bills and comparing them to what our energy bills will be!
I’m glad that Nathan knew when to stop temporarily on the job. A roofing task shouldn’t be hurried, after all. There are a lot of things to be considered here. And sometimes we really do have to wait for the perfect condition to set in before we can continue with it. It should be dry, but not too hot.
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