Drywall Completed, CHECK!

Hey all,

Busy, busy week here! Wednesday, Mike-the-drywall-guy, finished the sanding and finishing of the drywall. It looks fantastic. There was some question as to whether it would be dry enough to finish. Mike came in on Tuesday, while M and I were talking to Alan Bennett, Commonwealth production manager, when Mike-the-drywall-guy came lumbering in bearing 2 tubs o'drywall compound. He nodded his head in frustration and said, that he wasn't going to be able to sand on Wednesday, because it wasn't going to be dry enough. Later, Alan told us that Mike-the-drywall-guy usually gets all his drama out of the way in the first 10 minutes on the job and then just deals with the situation and gets to work. A good way to handle anything, really. Mike-the-drywall-guy told Steve, our project manager on Tuesday afternoon that all looked ok the finish on Wednesday. The sunny weather and low-ish humidity was a godsend.

Steve told us that while Mike-the-drywall-guy was finishing with the sander they had 2 fans running, and that it was kicking up so much dust that it looked like the house was on fire outside!

Here's where we are on Thursday morning. Below is a pic of our new entryway. Today, Steve and Tim are working on interior woodwork, so everything will get framed in.

Here's the new dining room, old living room. Notice that they uncovered the floors. The new floors are going in next week. The old ons will be getting sanded and refinished, and the whole lot will be stained the same color.

Kitchen, looking towards the new space.

Looking from the kitchen to the new dining space.

Tim's neato-torpedo display case.

New living space with finished drywall. The curves look fantastic!

The view from the other side of the room, looking towards the kitchen.

New View out in our garden from the new space. Steve is doing the woodwork around the windows today, I can't wait to see them finished.

Looking up into the kitchen cove. We're still having lighting issues. The pantry / refridgerator side of the kitchen is too dark, so we are looking at low-profile recessed lighting. We'll need to choose things that do not extend far into the new lowered ceiling, or they will be visible above the cove...which would be really unattractive. Shrutee, Alan and Melissa will look for options.

The cabinetry arrived on Tuesday, and is all in the garage now. They will install it when the floors are in.

Everyday there's something new and it looks a bit more finished! Exciting times!

S'all for now,

CC