Insulation, Drywall and Good Friends

A big THANKS John and Jessica who came to visit this past weekend.  John and I (Jessica was shopping... mm hmm...) completed several small jobs that I had been meaning to finish.  Ashley and I had a great time at the Shroom.


**EDIT**  Jessica did throw a few boards out the mudroom door.  Thanks Jessica!


I'd like to thank Neil as well for the generous donation of nearly a thousand feet of CAT 5 wire.  There is plenty left and I ran extra just in case.

The exterior wall insulation has been installed and as of today there is a crew hanging drywall.  Word is they'll be finished hanging and begin taping by Friday.  However, I'm skeptical as very little has gone according to plan thus far.  The giant pile in front of the house should be gone by weeks end as well.

This is the finished mudroom wall. Hey John, the contractor is adding a 2x4 under the ceiling joists as the other 2x2 support was somehow removed.

Here is some blocking I installed on either side of where the stove will be.  This will make hanging of our open shelving easier as we won't have to look for studs to nail to.  There is also some blocking on the other side of the wall for mounting the TV.

This is similar blocking upstairs in the master bedroom for hanging the TV.

Unloading the drywall. The truck actually has another house's drywall on it too.  The driver said that with both loads of drywall, the truck weighed about 55,000 pounds.  I'd like to say a big ___ you to the dumpster company that was afraid to bring a loaded dumpster across the bridge.  It handled it just fine.

Them's some big sheets of drywall.

Hallway along stairs looking from downstairs bath to living room.

Looking into kitchen from dining room.

Master bedroom wall insulation. Wink.

Gas insert and fireplace.  I'm going to try to hang the concrete board and obtain an old beam for the mantle this weekend.  John, can you come visit again?