00 (intro)
01
02
03
04
(my prep work)
05
06
07
(HVAC install and related)
08
09
(main retrofit days 1 - 2, substantial demolition)
10a
10b
11
12
13
(main retrofit days 3 - 11, construction)
14
15
16
17
(main retrofit days 12 - 22, construction)
18
19
20
(roofing)
21
22
23
(post-contractor fixups, job wrapup, and some early performance data)
24
25
26
27
(deeper testing/observation scenarios, stats, and more small improvements)
Additional projects:
Other ongoing home-improvement activities, either related to
the retrofit or not
Roof ridge cap splices
Clips to hold down gutter guards instead of zip-screws
Motion-sensor light and doorbell hack
Deep drainage/infiltration pit in the front yard
Permeable pavers driveway rework (fairly major project)
Underground gutter, below-grade foundation water protection
Front door fix-ups, less ugliness and more thermal
performance
Snow clearing on the roof and related insights,
"endless winter" 2015
External foundation insulation, a layer of R-8
rockwool wrapped around most of the basement wall
Diagnosing a heat-pump failure due to a bum
thermistor, summer 2018
Chasing an annoying slow refrigerant leak in the
Daikin (multi-year saga, 2019 - ?)
Replacing the main inverter board in the Daikin outdoor
unit, and figuring out why it died (spring 2021)