Snow Blind

November is in the books and we now make our way into December for the final chapter of 2022.  It seems like we have had a lot of snow already this season, but apparently it is less than last year we are told.  No complaints about that.  The temperatures have been a bit below the norm for this early in the season.  We are already experiencing single digit and even negative overnight temperatures.  So far the water continues to run into the shop.  Hooray!

Our house and shop on the right as we make our way down our snow covered road after a trip in town to Idaho Falls for supplies and appointments.  I think all the rest of the outside shots will be snow scenes for the next three months or so.

From our house window while we took a union break.  I call that one horse Idaho, for his marking.  We understand these are bucking broncs.  They are hearty specimens for sure.

The insulation contractor came and installed R-21 faced fiberglass batts in the walls and 6 mil plastic vapor barrier on the ceilings.  This is the garage and the last area of the day and job.

We came behind the insulators, policed up the rushed job and improved the fit in each stud bay then covered the exterior walls with the same 6 mil plastic vapor barrier.  This is a view of the eat in kitchen.

Below is a view of the sitting room.  We got lucky and have a drywall contractor scheduled for late this week.  WE will see what happens with that.  It is supposed to be a two day hang job and a week or two finishing and texturing.  If all that happens we will start painting immediately.... the kitchen and bathroom cabinets are also supposed to arrive late this week.  Should be an interesting upcoming week.

Captured a shot of the HVAC air handler installed on hangers in the crawlspace.  You can see the EPS or Expanded Polystyrene foam board in the foreground at frame left and in the background at frame right. Our plan is to install two courses on the ground of the crawlspace and then cover with the yellow 10 mil plastic vapor barrier.  We have all of the exterior walls completed.  We are waiting for the plumbing to be completed before we lay the foam and vapor barrier on the ground.  Our plumbing contractor has a call back to correct a joint leak in the kitchen drain they installed.

Dropping down into the valley of the East Fork of the Snake River at Swan Valley.