our friends at wikipedia say, "in light frame construction, furring strips are long thin strips of wood or metal used to make backing surfaces to support the finished surfaces in a room." well, today nathan installed lots of long (and short) thin strips of wood to be used as backing surfaces to support the finished surface of my room. know why? because tomorrow drywall is coming to town! and i plan on asking it to move in with me!
here is some furring for your furring-viewing pleasure:
furring is very important and will play a critical role in keeping my walls feeling straight and balanced, instead of feeling like the fun house at coney island. i am so glad i have furring. it goes well with my gas shut-off valve and the electrical panel that makes me look fat.
nathan also finished installing the meringue insulation. here we are now, totally insulated from the outside world, except for the window and the occasional visits from errant chickens:
i was also pleasantly surprised to find that nathan had installed a gap for me (see arrows).* how thoughtful. this gap will allow for a smoother sliding door, since without the gap, it was not smooth or even creamy. it was chunky, and tended to scrape the paint off the door if i wasn't very, very careful. which i rarely am. this was a good day.
* actually, i found out later that's not really what he did. he just removed the trim.
but he did fix it later. so think of this part of the entry as more of a premonition than a report on the days events.
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