Walls and Paint
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13
On January 25, the very next day after insulation, we take delivery of sheetrock. The boys start in immediately. We rent a lift to put up the heavy 4x12 5/8" drywall:
3 days later the top floor, including the dormer and part of stairwell, is sheetrocked:
Steve is kind enough to finish plumbing the basement for a washer and dryer that same day. I no longer need to go to my ex-husband's house to do the wash:
At this point the main floor still has drywall stacked all over the place. It is tight quarters to have to put up drywall while working around it and also moving out of the way:
While the boys are finishing hanging, our brother-in-law (AKA Stan the drywall man) tapes the joints:
It's January 30th and the drywall is all up and lots of taping has taken place:
Pretty soon it becomes apparent that this stuff is not going to dry in time to texture and paint before the tile guys come in. We put in de-humidifiers. About 2-4 gallons of water is removed each day for a week. Poor Stan was dying because we also heated the house to about 80 degrees. Remember, it's about 30-40 degrees outside. We now know the heat works and the insulation appears to be effective. The gas bill was $50 that month which includes the water heater, heating system, and dryer. The electric bill was $100. Most of that was for the one week of de-humidifier use.
By February 8th, the texture is sprayed on. Immediate we prime, and put on 2 coats of paint. Ryan sprayed the primer while I backrolled. The next day Steve sprayed the paint on the ceiling. We then roll the whole house with the paint color twice and trimmed against the ceilings. We are done by the 11th:
We install the light fixtures and recessed light trim by the 12th. I spent $3400 on lighting so I'll include plenty of pictures:
Finally, the day before the tile guys are due to start, we put in the toe kicks for the cabinets in order to define the areas for tile installation:
