The Spray Team Part II
Lying on my stomach on the floor to get this photo was probably not the best thing for my respiratory health (considering what the worker had to wear!)… but hey, it is a great shot, no?
The dude is spraying polyurethane spray foam in between the 2 x 6 wood framing we had built over the exterior walls of half our basement. (The other half was insulated by the previous owners of our home.)
This room – where our eldest son sleeps, or will once we finish drywalling and painting and putting in new carpet – is soooo much warmer now, it is quite something!


Heather and Doug, parents of 3 teens, live in a 1950s drafty house in Dundas, Ontario. Through eco renovations, they are seeking to move their home from a 61 EnerGuide rating to the 82 points required to get government ecoENERGY retrofit grants.