Drywall Time

The past week we have been busy with the drywall phase of our fireplace project.  I quickly found out that this phase was going to be a dusty one! 

For drywall we used Kathol Drywall.  We got several bids and we decided to go with this company.  Jon did the whole project on his own.  It took four days of a few hours here and there to remove the old drywall, put up new drywall, mud, tap and sand. 

In order to save all our stuff from the dust I put everything from our kitchen in the office and everything from the living room in our guest bedroom.  It made for a few extra nights of going out to eat.  Drew didn't complain.

Here are some pictures of the whole process.

Before Drywall

New Drywall Up - Day One

 After Mud and Tape - Day Two

More Mud - Day Three

 

 Sanded and Finished - Day Four
This is Jon sanding the wall.  He put up plastic to contain the dust.

 

Finished and ready for the next step.

 Overall this phase of the project wasn't too bad.  Maybe that is because we hired it done!!??  So that's what this feels like.  Hee, Hee!  Now we will move on to the finishing touches.  We have to paint the ceiling (that will be interesting), paint the walls, build a mantel, mount the TV and tile the fireplace. 

There is still lots to do but I have found my own way to cope with the home improvement stress!