We Have Walls?!

kvincent

Yeah I know we were pretty shocked at the sight as well! Rebekah and I have been very hard at work installing drywall throughout our second floor. ~64 sheets and many many weekend/weeknight hours later and we have a pretty big success! Currently everything but one of the bedroom closets and a bit of trim work around the windows is complete. This is a very exciting achievement.

While I do not think that hanging drywall would be a viable alternative career choice for either of us (read: our first room came out a bit rough…) we definitely did well enough to have a beautiful result when everything is complete!

Some of our recent drywall lessons:

•5/8 fire rated sheetrock has fiberglass hairs within the gypsum which becomes INCREDIBLY itchy by the end of the day.

•A materials lift (think mechanical forklift) is absolutely necessary to lift heavy materials to the top of a balcony. Brute force is not the answer on this one…

•For ceilings, spend the 40 bucks and rent a sheetrock lift. Your shoulders will thank you.

•Wooden framing is RARELY straight so be ready to figure out how to make the walls look it when you try to hang the drywall…

•Hanging drywall never seems to end

•Measure twice, cut once, shave high spots 3 times seems to be the rule…
Despite all these fun learning experiences, both Rebekah and I managed to get the hang of it and get it done! We decided to hang the panels vertically in some areas due to some of the layout problems and to minimize the amount of butt-joints that we would have to tape and float in the finishing. Probably a good idea…
We also have been finalizing materials and design options for the kitchen renovation. We are incredibly excited with the way its turning out. Maybe I create a post for everyone to see some concept renderings I have been doing!
Anyway we’ll have at least one more follow up post soon to come regarding a couple of other changes going on in the Little Blue House. Plumbing? Hardwood flooring? Some exciting stuff coming up so keep in touch!
A few of our pictures :)

Our materials lift towering over the landscape!

So worth the rental. Crank it up and drag the sheets onto the deck!

Our headboard/chase for the plumbing in the master bedroom!

Side of headboard and bay window (all sheetrock)

Bay window and patio doors. Starting to take shape.

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