47 degrees outside - 10:32 pm - it is raining at a rate of nearly .75 of an inch an hour, with wind speeds gusting 30 to 55 mph out of the S/SW...
The weatherman on the radio this morning said that the snow level is supposed to drop to 1000 feet by the end of the week. Everyone knows how hard it is to predict the weather in the Northwest and how quickly the weather reports change. If this one is accurate than that means we will have snow by this weekend. Since I have already told you that we heat our home with firewood, I figured I would tell you how we are keeping the heat in.
There are numerous insulation products available and just as many arguments as to which one is the better. We went with Knauf EcoBatt Glasswool Insulation, which is made primarily from sand and recycled glass. It contains no phenol, formaldehyde, acrylics or artificial colors. It is also Greenguard certified for children and schools. 
We are putting R-30 and R-38 in the roof, R-30 in the second floor, and R-21 in the walls. The first floor will be concrete with radiant heat over R-12 foil backed foam board insulation.
