We Have Walls!

There's nothing quite like putting drywall up and feeling like progress is being made. In half a day we went from studs and a wrecking zone to walls and ceilings.

These guys had a nifty way of working around the lights. First they measured the edge of the can light to the edge of the ceiling drywall and wrote the dimension on the drywall in pencil. Then they hung the new, uncut sheet, and screwed the drywall around the edges of the sheet to hold it in place.

The edge of the can light was found by using the measurement taken before and marking the spot. A special attachment on a dremel tool was pushed through the drywall on the mark followed the outside edge of the can light when turned on. Voila, a neat and tight cut, in the right place. Sure beats measuring cutting and then hanging.

Once the drywall is up, it's easy to see what square really looks like... and doesn't. It will all be unnoticeable once taped, mudded, sanded and painted. Of course, the cabinets and crown moulding go to the ceiling just in case.


A little more hanging tomorrow and then on to taping and mudding. So much fun watching how the pros do it!

Did I mention the plumbing we were concerned about a week ago is actually updated and properly functioning? The evidence of past problems was only cosmetic. Phew, at least that bullet was dodged.