While Joe has been busy continuing window reglazing, door restoration, and plaster repair, I have been chipping away at the floors….literally. I talked a lot about the mastic tar and horse hoof glue removal process in this blog post when I was about half way through the job. Now that job is officially finished and…
Category: Drywall
Taping, mudding, scraping, and washing
One year ago this week we still hadn’t even picked up a hammer, decided on floor plan revisions, or even lined up any subcontractors. Everything we have done since that time has been towards one big goal – drywall. Last week our drywall was officially completed. Let’s pause for a moment to celebrate…. Okay, time…
A better drywall experience
Week 52 (Joe) All of our drywall is now up. It only took them 2 1/2 days to finish and (for the most part) everything went smoothly. In my last post I commented on a couple issues that occurred after the 1st day of drywall. The reality is that most of those issues have nothing…
Drywall finally begins
Week 52 (Joe) Amy and I spent last weekend and Monday frantically preparing for the drywall crew so that they could begin on Tuesday. The big day finally arrived and we drove home after work like a couple of kids on Christmas morning. Except… there was nothing under the tree. Sadly, no drywall. The drywall…
Under New Management 