We are currently in the process of having our upstairs floor sprayed with expanding polyurethane foam insulation. The stuff is great! Due to the 2x4 construction we needed to get the maximum R value possible. We are supposed to be getting approx. R7 per inch. I don't think it will be quite that good but i know that it is the best way to go. It seals every square inch with foam. No air movement, no vapor barrier, no spiders. We have a friend in watrville that does the spraying.
We Even sprayed under the tub. Rodger is spraying the foam in this picture. The foam is applied at 120 deg. F. and within a couple second expands 100 times its original size. Fasinating! I love the stuff. We saw down the 2x4's to trim the foam to get it ready to for drywall.
We decided to go with can lights as our main source of lighting in the upstairs floor. We know that it is not original but it the are very unobtrusive and they really fit into any style. There flush mount design gave us the head room we needed. 
My first wiring project is complete. I sure learned a lot. I love wiring. We also ran 2 cat 5 cables to each bedroom and to the central room between the two bedrooms. We put central vac outlets in for the future someday we will buy the unit for the basement. It really isn't too expensive and with the walls apart it is the perfect time to put it in.
By the way our electrical inspector is great to work with. Our building inspector is also a great inspector. I recommend remodeling in Waterville.
By the way our electrical inspector is great to work with. Our building inspector is also a great inspector. I recommend remodeling in Waterville.
A 3' trench had to be dug from the house to the corner of the garage and then down the alley to the pole. We put 2 - 2" conduits for the "sweet Brier" (4/0 4/0 2/0) aluminum cable. 1 - 2" (orange) conduit for the Cat 5 fiber optic internet connection. We also put in 2 - 1" conduits for future expansion to the garage. Thanks Jared and chaz for the muscle. 
New Vinyl windows! We tried to match the orginal style as much as possible. I would like to have wood windows but for the value and the lack of maintainence of vinyl you can't go wrong with these. These will be so much better than the old single pains. Does anybody want our old windows???
They are just acting! Trese and Kari pulling a few stray lathe nails. There were only about 6 million of those little nails. Can you amagine being a "lathe hanger" in the early 1900'sI think I like my job.
Bruce and Nadine visited the work in progress not too long ago...well maybe it was awhile ago...not long in my slacker blog posting time zone. Thanks for the compliments and maybe next time we'll put you guys to work! (do you want me to photoshop a tool belt into the picture?)