Our latest construction adventure is that the south half of our roof has been taken off and a whole new world of mold has been discovered. Black mold, red mold, white mold, we got it all! Thanks to our Bitterroot Builder (translation=cheap idiot) our non-ventilated roof has been condensing moisture for the past 18 years. We also uncovered the ant condo that our insect friends built a couple of years ago. All the tenants were dead, thankfully. The upshot is that all of the tongue-and-groove ceiling above our loft is being replaced. And we’re supposed to get 3-9 inches of snow in a few days. It just doesn’t get any more exciting than this! (I hope)

We’ve been sleeping with black mold a few feet above our heads for about 13 years. I wonder how much of our family health problems have been due to that fact. I guess as we get older we’re just gonna get healthier! Luckily, we have our two great builders who are fixing everything. They’ve got eyes on every part of the house and they’ve found several problems that we didn’t even know were there.

It’s been gratifying to take loads of moldy foam board to the dump and get rid of it. I wish there was some way to zap it out of existence altogether!