A Family That Compounds Together,Stays Together

I am on the left and Doug is on the right. We have started taping and floating the sheet rock. We figure three days for the first coat. We had some patching to do. I taught Doug how to tape and float, and he caught right on. So he is assigned the ceiling. Going up and down that ladder killed my knees. As you can see, I am sitting on a rolling garden thing, taping the lower parts. I also use the garden thing to lay the saltio tiles in out house. I just do not bend anymore.

Kate

Joint Compound does not Taste Good

There are a no pictures to post. Doug and I are tape and bedding our workroom. It got hot by 11a and I gave up. Also, there were some gaps in the sheetrock (1/4" or less) which messes up the tape we are using. We are using the sticky mesh tape-it is not my favorite, but it sticks to the joint. I have about 1/3rd of the ceiling done and half of one of the long wall. We called our contractor and told him he could finish up in a couple of weeks. That will give us time to finish off the inside-which includes kilz and paint. I will post a picture when it is all taped. I am teaching Doug to tape and bed. He is use to using 4 foot wrenches-he is having a hard time grasping the fine art of taping. He is really good at jointing the screw heads and patching the cracks. I must be more patient with him. I will try and teach him again tomorrow-wine anyone.
Kate

Almost Finished

Well, this is the next to last day we will have workmen working on the building. The tall guy in the wet gray shirt is my husband, Doug; the guy with the bandana on his head is Ron (he mostly hung the sheet rock) and the guy in the navy blue shirt is John (he is an electrician and helped with the sheet rock). Doug helped with the sheet rock too. We were all helping. They came at 7:45a and left at 4:30p-it was 103F. We all were covered in sweat-I stink and need to go take a shower and wash my hair.

Now, all that is left is the finishing up work-puting in the attic fan and a/c, and triming finishing the porch. Doug and I are going to tape and float the sheetrock-s...l...o...w...l...y. We will have to get up really early in the morning and can only work a couple of hours. I think we will start Thurs. or Fri. After the taping is done we will have the electricity connected and turned on. I think we will make the Sept. 1 deadline for finishing.

Kate

Back Patio Finished-Yea!!!!

We have finally finished our back patio extention. We were going to make it twice as wide, but my hubby changed his mind-thank goodness. I think it looks great. The bricks on the left are antique bricks that came from my hubby's late brother's place. Tomorrow we will move the table over. One project down and ???? to go.

He Changed His Mind-YEA!!

Well, instead of having 5 rows in the patio extension, my husband decide to just do the two we have completed. As soon as he has the frame up around the cement stepping stones I will post a photo. Hopefully the drywall will be up Monday in the workroom. I also must add, my body is screaming with exhaustion. I shoveled wet cement into a form all morning-I am pooped.
Kate