Friday, April 23, 2021

Let There be Light!

We observed Earth Day this year by replacing 12 windows and thus conserving heat and energy. Ridleys (Meritco Industries) came and installed the windows after all. I had no idea how dark and closed-in the basement felt until the old opaque monument glass windows were removed and the new windows were installed. Suddenly the space is flooded with natural light, I can see the trees and the sunset, and it feels like my whole view of life and this project brightened. The furnace is already running less frequently than it was. The whole huge job was done efficiently and neatly by Justin and Shianne, pictured below. They even vacuumed up after themselves.

Inside, before:


Outside, before:



Justin and Shianne, hard at work:



Outside, after:




Now we just need to paint the windowsills.

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