Not to dwell on (or in!) the attic, but we finished the insulation!! We'd like to think we did such a great job that the gas company will be paying us this year, but that's probably just a bit optimistic. It is good to have a clean attic with clean and fluffy insulation to keep our heat in the house. We've got our plywood laid out up there to store Christmas decorations and such, so we're already using the vast storage space that it is for now.
While we were up there, not only did we have the chance to remove the insulation, but also the old knob and tube wiring and other unused fixtures. One of our first tasks before we ever moved into the house was to rewire. So all of the old wiring had been cut, but at that time, the only access to the attic was through a very small hatch into a very dirty space so the knobs and tubes remained up there. Another removal was what was probably the ballast tank for the radiator system. It's still up there because it's too big to get down, but also because it's pretty cool with all of the rivets that hold it together. It's a great design piece that we'll find some use for.
We were hoping to find a million dollars hidden in the attic. No such luck, but we did find a few interesting things that we'll incorporate into a "museum" case in the wall when we finish the space. Our most recent finds were an envelope postmarked December 1913 - the year the house was built and a christening dress. The dress was in perfect shape, just dirty from being under the insulation. It's nothing fancy, but does have some embroidery on the yoke. I'm thinking we could come up with a gothic novel about how the dress found its way up there, but then I might get a little nervous when I hear normal creaks from above!
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