Ohh man, it has been forever since I last wrote!! Lets see, where did I leave off last....ah yes, drywall! We have come quite a ways since then, so let me re-count the events of the past month.
A month ago yesterday, we went to Home Depot to pick up the bead-board for the ceiling of the porch that the guys would install the next day. Then we headed over to the house to check out the newest progress of the drywall installers during the week. They had completed the first coat of "mudding", which is a coat of compound that works to cover the seams of the drywall and the nail holes that accompany them. They still had one more coat to go which would be completed in a couple of days.
Here are a few shots of the progress:
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| Kitchen |
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| Living room, looking towards the entry vestibule |
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| Living room, looking towards the other corner |
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| Looking into the first floor bath |
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| Gabe demonstrating what happens in the said bathroom |
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| View of Dining room from the Foyer |
The siding was also finished on the front of the house on a warm day that last week:
It was a moody, foggy Friday evening.
The cementitious Hardi-plank siding is clearly visible in the upper right hand corner of the facade:
The dumpster is full and needs to be removed! This happens in a few days. We will not get another one as there will be little need---we have moved from demo/subtraction to building/addition!! :)
The next day, the guys started on the porch ceiling being clad in 1/4" bead-board plywood. Mom & I headed into town for a few things. I shopped for window treatment fabric, deciding on a neutral colored ticking stripe for the kitchen window, and possibly pillows.
When we returned, the porch ceiling looked like this:
From the other direction:
I went around the yard to pick up runaway trash (blown away by the wind) before our dumpster is gone in a couple days.
Here is a shot from deep in the yard:
All done except for trim:
The following weekend (January 18 & 19th), things got really interesting. Mom had come during the week to clean up lots of the dust created from sanding the drywall and mudding from the week previous. She also worked to mask some of the windows, doors and other things before Gabe would start spray painting the primer on the walls. We all worked to finish up this task around 5 when Gabe got to work spray painting the upstairs. I waited in the truck--it was stinky! :)
Here he is, getting it all set up...ready set...GO!!
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| All done with the upstairs!! |
I say, Gabe, you look a lot like a raccoon!!
Well, glad that's done. Tomorrow, he will do the downstairs, but not until right before we leave so that it can dry while we are not present.
The next day, we took down the masking from the upstairs, and Voila!!
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| Master Bedroom |
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| Master bedroom, looking into the master bath |
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| Master Bath |
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| 2nd Bedroom, approx. 10'X12' |
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| Study (it's pretty small) |
It's starting to look like a real house!!!!
For the rest of the afternoon, we each had our tasks. It was a really nice day out so Mom was working on cleaning up the front yard from all the random debris that missed the dumpster since it is now gone.
Much better!
Dad and Gabe worked on trimming around the two windows from the front porch.
First, Gabe trims back the stucco on either side of the window for the allowance of the width of the trim piece:
Here are the windows showing the completed trim with Mom straightening up.
They also worked to hang another 1" X 6" trim piece at the top:
Meanwhile, I was working on site verification now that the drywall is hung and I can get accurate measurements for my drawings.
Here are my detail measurement drawings to give a lay of the land:
First floor:
Second Floor:
Next, Gabe prepared himself for spray painting the primer on the first floor. He wore a jump suit and respirator.
View of the kitchen after spraying:
Here is the living room and entry foyer:
Lovely raccoon eyes again....
More to come....
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