Back to Work

We have decided that enough lolly-gagging has gone on and it is time to return to work on the house. 


The current project that we have been ignoring is the downstairs hallway. We are into the last section. We started at the entryway. Then we moved on down to the section next to the stairs. Next we did the alcove area by the kitchen. And now we are working on the last section, by the bathroom and leading into the TV room. 


Our first task today was to put up a piece of drywall on the ceiling. 

That seemed much easier than messing with all the holes and cracks that are there now. The space to fill measures 66.25" x 36.625". I have plenty of drywall out in the carriage house but I have horrible access to it. I have stacked a bunch of stuff in front of it. In the course of removing a sheet, I broke it. 

Fortunately, it broke in such a way as to effect only a small corner of what I needed. Above shows my cut piece of drywall with a little missing corner.


We hauled it in and after working out the logistics, got it up...only to discover it was a little tight. A quick quarter inch shave prove just the right fix and it went into place nicely. 


Next came the screwing of drywall screws to affix it board to the ceiling. Generally, putting a piece of drywall up on the ceiling is precarious work due to the effects of gravity. But, this all went fairly smoothly. 

I'm not terribly happy with the unprofessional irregular pattern of screws but the thing is up and it's not going anywhere.


That was all for me for the day as I have other things to attend to, (like Blogging) so Susan went to work with the sander.

That will probably be all the progress we make today but, to quote a famous Chinese proverb, "the journey of a thousand remodels begins with a single hole in the wall."