Drywall Up - In One Day

As promised, the drywall went up in exactly one day. Amazing. This stuff is heavy. It's also flimsy, and you have to hold it up to the ceiling to while you screw in all the fasteners and you have to make sure you don't cover up any fixtures - and there are oh so many fixtures. You also have to deal with the many imperfections in the framing. It's just not a truly flat surface. 

I have no idea how they do it so quickly. George, the construction manager, said they use a crew of 8 people. But those guys must work hard. There's a lot of walls, ceilings, and fixtures.

How they even know where to place the screws I have no idea.  After a quick inspection it looks like all fixtures are accounted for. We also noticed they used a different kind of drywall around the showers and bathtubs. 

 It seems like they did a really great job. I cannot see any places where the drywall was damaged or bent during installation. Clearly it was an experienced team. As a buyer, that's much appreciated!

The most striking thing to me is that the house now has a very different feel. First, it smells like plaster. Makes me feel like I'm back in arts and crafts class in First Grade. Next, the lighting is totally different. Finally, the sound is different. It's no longer hollow. the drywall definitely does some sound dampening, along with the insulation.

This is the first time it really feels like a place we'll be living soon. It has gone from a cool project to a home. It also places pressure on us to get our current home sold. We're going on the market next week. But it will be a time of some tension from now until we have a contract.

The next few days will be mudding days as a team comes to fill in all the gaps and smooth out all the screw holes and depressions. We'll say out of their way since it's probably a very intense time with people walking around in stilts and slinging plaster all over the place.

KitchenWindows

 

Kitchen

 

Family Room

 

 

Our Ridiculous Master Bath

 

 

Garage

 Who knows what's next. They are moving fast. We've also learned our septic will be more straightforward than some of the others in the community, which means a faster installation and Health Department certification process. This now seems to be really happening!


 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 














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