Insulation - In Southern California..Wha??

So when we last left off...

.. the general state of the house was looking not unlike a giant office cork board.

Yet, I'm sure this comes as a complete shock to the fine peoples of the

Midwest and East Coast that we here in California would need to insulate our homes.

It's True!

Well the weather here is unpredictable and varies greatly. In the often harsh LA winters,

temperatures have been known to plummet in the low 30's!! (Yes, I know!)

And in the blistering heat of summers, it is not uncommon for someone to self-combust without warning.

Of course - we are all also aware of the generosity of the power companies who try

their very best to keep electric and gas bills to a modest low.

In reality the old house leaked like a sieve - and the HVAC would run on and off every 1/2 hour or so.
Our hope is by insulating we can keep the bills lower. Plus the city and state are offering
 fantastic rebates and tax incentives on all sort of energy saving devices.
(Windows, appliances, insulation, Xbox 720, etc.)  So now seems the time.

Welcome to the house that the Pink Panther built!

If you haven't noticed by now - I am totally fixated by wide-angle panoramic views.

 Plus it is nearly impossible to convene the scope of the rooms with a normal camera lens.

So I ended purchasing a "Stitcher" program that automatically combines several consecutive shots

into a single wide panorama shot.  Being a PC user, this has become an invaluable tool.

 (Until I found out Mac computer and Kodak digital camera do it automatically!)

It certainly isn't a precise science though, and if you look carefully -
you will sometimes see misalignment's and ghost images.

2 Views of the Office looking as if lined with pink Cotton Candy! (Just don't eat it!)

Looking into the attic space -sans of any HVAC.

The front room looking sweet!

The patio - with one of many bags of insulation awaiting its turn. Can you

believe something so light and fluffy takes 3 guys to carry??

By the the time we are done with all this insulation business, we

better be able to survive a nuclear blast in relative comfort!