Adventures in Drywall

Actually, this is a fakeout. We didn’t have an adventure. We were merely spectators in the whole drywall thing. And vacuum-up-ers. This is because we hired great guys to do the drywalling for us.

I will say that Chris did a lot of prep before Gary and Jason Barr of Mid Isle Drywall and their team could do their work. He and Nelson put seven bags of sound insulation in the ceiling and walls of the kitchen and family room.

Because who wants to hear a tap dancing yodeling cook through the bedroom floor? Not me. He also did all that crazy recessed lighting and electrical stuff. And I made him redo some of it (“Move it six inches to the left. You’ll be so happy you did!”) because I am just like that.

In case you are new to the party, this is why the drywall was being redone.

The ceilings upstairs were scraped and remudded. Altogether they put ten buckets of mud on the ceilings. That is a poop load of mud.

Then they textured it. With little lumpy bumps.

Now all you popcorn haters need to sit on your hands because that’s just the way it is. It was the best solution to some wonky surfaces, and actually it’s quite nice. I am sure you will agree. See? You do.

As to the main floor (kitchen, family room, and sewing room), I have already told the story of the tear down and the new lam beam (technical language with which I am now fluent). So here is the exciting transformation.

First, up goes plastic sheeting which is supposed to prevent the spread of dust.  Har har.

It’s just a good thing our carpets are the colour of drywall dust.

Then, the team of young lads zoomed through this job in 3 hours, nailing stuff up and cutting holes.

And making the occasional mistake. For which they apologized!

Now, my first instinct was to say, “Hey, no worries, fellas.”  Then I realized they were apologizing to Gary, who would whoop them, I think. Oh well.

Then there was the taping. It’s pretty cool to watch them snap that stuff up there. Bet they are in high demand at Christmas. Maybe working the mall gift wrapping service for extra loonies.

I like the stilts. I told Gary he could put on a lilac tutu and sparkly wings and moonlight at the Filberg Festival. He did not like my idea.

In the sewing room, Gary found a spongy part in the board under the window, probably from an old leak before the windows were replaced. He cut it out and made it pretty.

Then there was the mudding sanding mudding sanding mudding sanding part.

With lots of big noisy fans running in between.  Then the vacuuming part. Conveniently, I was not home for that part.

They really did a fabulous job–on time with minimal fuss. I can hardly wait until the paint goes on next week.

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