2nd taping in progress

amazing to see the men working so easily on stilts to do the high ceilings.

front walkway sealed while 1st taping coat dried

No more rain and decent temperature gave the wall board tape and mud time to dry. Also meant the front and side walkway could be scrubbed to get rid of remaining marks from person who walked on the powder and then covered with sealant.

turkeys and sheet rock

The turkey family is 12 strong and peck under the leaves for bugs. Wall board is up and makes the living/dining room area echo and seem cavernous.

construction adhesive, tacks, and screws hold up the ceiling

drywall coming in on boom truck

The truck has a boom crane to lift a dozen sheets of drywall at one time. It needed to avoid the large limb from the big oak in the front and get the drywall as far as the porch where it could be hand carried into the house for installation.

door knobs and more electric

No photos this time. Door knobs and locks were installed on the exterior front and back doors and the sliding and french doors to the porch and breezeway respectively. Found out the the electric controllers for the windows in the attic that light up the first floor have rain sensors that will automatically close them so you don't have to be home for that. Also, if little fingers push the screens out the windows will close too. Great safety features those.

rest of insulation; lots of repurposing projects

The rest of the insulation was put in for inspection tomorrow. The dry wall installers came by to see what the general contractor still had to do so they can sheet rock on Thurs or Friday. Some planing of the framing is needed to get it all flush and there are still nails to come out from the original plaster lath and framing.

New gutters went up on the existing old garage. I painted the existing fireplace screen to make it brown hammered finish instead of this old brass that was rusted and just the wrong color. I also painted an old chandelier white to hang it down in the basement where the original kitchen cabinets have been rehung for storage. The original chestnut wooden grill that allowed air flow when the house was heated by one big central register was cleaned up with Watco refinishing oil and is now ready for its new place of honor between the old house and the new addition.

And, guess what the contractor used to scour out the footsteps some ignorant person left on the stamped concrete? Dirt. It acts as a slightly acidic grit and voila, the tread pattern disappears. This delayed sealing the front walkway by one day. Hope the weather holds.