Visible Progress!

After working on things that go inside the walls for quite a while, it's been kind of fun to get the point of putting on the pine paneling that covers it all. The wiring is roughed in and all set so that the rest of the wall can be put together, and the foam wall insulation is all done.

This picture just shows the wiring tidied up:

Next, I sealed each box around the wires with Tuck tape.

Here I've added the fiberglass insulation. I bought fiberglass bats made for 2 by 6 walls on 24 inch centers and then have been pulling each bat in half. It's still a bit thicker than needed for the wall space it is going into, but I think it will work OK.

Now the double bubble reflective insulation goes on. It rolls out and staples on quite easily.

I've used Tuck tape to tape and seal the lap point of the two rows of double bubble and to tape around the outside of the boxes. The video that I watched about installing double bubble said to overlap it 4 to 6 inches, and to use 1/4 inch strips on each stud over the double bubble to provide a surface to attach your wall board. I had a problem when the overlap coincided with the horizontal fire block set at 4 feet from the floor along the wall. This made a bulge that was too thick, so I had to cut out most of the overlap and just rely on the tape. I also decided not to use the extra stripping.

Starting on the wall paneling.

The pine tongue and groove boards I'm using in the back part of the house were all salvaged and required quite a lot of prep work. My father has been a huge help with this. Here's one pile of boards, cut, de-nailed, and ready to plane.

And voila! The wall is up and ready to be sanded and coated with clear coat sealer!