dry walls and wet pants.

'here comes the rain again' has been the official song on the 'ole boombox at the house this spring... which is surprising for a building site with a lot of tough construction dudes. but i guess it just shows that even burly handymen have a soft spot for 80's synth pop. luckily for us, we were able to get the shingles and eavestroughs up before the wet weather got too bad. we went with black eaves and soffits, and a dark grey shingle called harvard slate - chosen because we're tough but also because we believe in post-secondary studies.

as the rain pitter-pattered on the tough yet smart roof, the interior work continued. we insulated with a combination of roxul and certainteed sustainable insulation for the walls and ceilings.

both products provide better insulation than typical pink fibreglass and are produced with reclaimed and recycled materials - roxul with slag stone while sustainable insulation contains 70% renewable content and an organic plant-based binder that has no formaldehyde, acrylics or dyes added.

it's the kind of product you wouldn't be surprised to see advertised with pictures of smiling children running through construction sites.

once the insulation was in and the children were home nestled in their beds, the drywalling began. the rooms really took form and we got our first true experience of the how the spaces would feel. lots of natural light on the main floors.

the vaulted ceilings on the second floors gives them an open feel.

and with 9ft ceilings even the basement feels not so basementy. 

up next: drywall needs paint and we compile the longest known list of adjectives used to describe grey