Drywall Goes Up

The combination of some delays and a broken digital camera led to a slowdown in construction and halt of updates for the site. However, everything is back on track and we are entering the home stretch. (Getting it.. home... because it is a home proje... oh, never mind.)

The drywall was delayed but when it arrived, wow, was it cool! I mean what could be more exciting than 4'x8' sheets made of several plies of paper bonded to a hardened gypsum plaster core stacked up in a room? I think this photo captures the moment...

I know my limitations. Hanging drywall is one of them. A sub-contractor handled all the hanging, mudding, sanding and priming. Totally worth it. Rather pleasant gentleman from Bolivia. Trained by his dad to do plastering. It only took him a few days of work to do it all, but it ended up being spread out over about two weeks.

So here you go:

Before	After
Dining Room
 This used to be the back door to our house.	Now it is the opening between the dining room and kitchen.
The patio door is 9ft wide.	Honestly, it has only snowed like twice this year.
The roughed in sky lights.	All drywalled.
Utility Room
 Was an outside window and wall.	We finally have a utility room.
 This will be the shop area.	Already have started filling it with junk.
Den
Looking into the den from the family room.	Looking the other direction. Patio doors are gone now.
It is funny just how much stuff ends up just being around all the time.	The den also has two sky lights but the lights are wall mounted.

So as of now, the drywall is all up, sanded and painted. The utility room has been painted. (I decided to go crazy and paint it white. I'm such a rebel!) The day after it was painted, we filled it with stuff so that the floors could be stained in the other two rooms.

Anyway, the end is in sight.