Last week and this week has been about covering the walls. This included the itchy job of putting in the fibre-glass insulation and then installing the vapour barrier. Before drywalling, we all signed the plastic. Maybe some future renovator will read our messages.
I decided to rent a drywall lift for the project. Don’t think I’ll ever attempt to drywall another ceiling or upper wall without one. No more balancing the sheet on one’s head while fumbling with the drill and screws to get it attached.
After three days of mudding and taping, today was sanding day, everybody’s favourite day in a renovation project. Apparently I have learned some things about mudding and taping along the way. Today I (the sander) was grateful to myself (the mudder) for making the job as painless as a day of sanding can be. The only complication was that woke up this morning with a gimpy back. Good thing the sanding was mostly an upper body activity and didn’t require a lot of bending over. We’ll see what it feels like tomorrow when the hardwood floor is supposed to go in.
Last week, the kids and I took the opportunity to make a quick trip to Bird’s Hill in the evening after supper to escape the heat.
