Synopsis

The house was nearing completion as we arrived; the final delivery of wallboard was being unloaded into the basement. Elsewhere within the structure, the panels were already hung, and plastering had commenced. Homeowner Dick Silva offered a tour of the upper floor, where the rooms were steadily acquiring their final form. The building boasted insulation of open-cell polyicynene foam, a material Steve had previously discussed with its Canadian inventor. In the workshop, Tom and Norm labored on th