34 | July/August 2017
Only the two opposing walls meet the
county's minimum for code, the rest of
the house exceeds code by an R-value
of 10, which is impressive. Aer the
final inspection of insulation, I was
able to cover up the walls and ceiling
surfaces.
Typically, you would install your
electrical wiring within the framing
with cut outs where you want your
junction boxes, power outlets, and light
fixtures to be placed; but I didn't want
to hide the paths of power. I wanted to
expose all of the electric by running it
on the exterior of the wall coverings.
However, exposing the electrical meant
I needed something strong enough to
keep the wiring in place, so I chose
oriented strand board. It was durable,
light weight, and budget friendly, plus
it was in keeping with the aesthetic I
was going for.
I chose to pre-paint the majority
of the panels white, but I le several
of them their natural color so I could
break up the monotony of plain white
walls. I used a corrugated steel panel
to cover all of the ceiling in the storage
lo, but chose to leave the wood beams
