The first step of course was to get insulation installed. As I said in the previous post I used a plastic mesh fence product to keep the insulation from sagging out from under the floor system. Below is a picture showing this mesh.
I bought 10 rolls of unfaced 2 x 6 insulation. Each roll was 39.2 ft. long so 10 rolls should have been enough plus a little left over. So I began laying out the insulation into the cavities between the joists. in a short time I had half of the insulation installed into the floor. This went really fast as this step probably only took about half an hour. Doing alone meant a lot of running from one side to the other.
To break up the monotony of installing the insulation, and to see more progress :-) I started putting down the decking. 16 sheets in total were needed to deck the entire floor. One thing I found out about 4 x 8 tongue and groove sub-flooring is that when installed it is less than 4 ft. wide due to the tongue going into the groove. So I have a gap on the back side that I will have to cut a strip for to fill in. Oh well, it will be covered by the bottom plate of the wall so it will not be a problem. Below is the decking half done.
And now on to completing the decking installation. The wood was starting to get real heavy by the time I was done. Notice how the shade has moved across the floor in the picture above. Planning is GOOD!!!
The floor in the picture above is complete. 512 sq. ft. of new flat space. I started this phase at 8:30 on Saturday morning as was done at 2:30 pm. That included breaks and about half an hour for lunch. Lumber cost for this phase was $267.94 and the cost of the insulation was $108.03.
Next will be the walls, and I can't wait as this will really start to show progress.
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