Drywall, drywall, drywall

Day 1: Just Drywall

After the obligatory site briefing, instructional video and drywall quiz, Gilles and Steve got to work on the drywall upstairs. They started out with a very tricky area: the stairwell. It looked a bit scary as they were perched on a plywood. Regardless of the risks, they got the job done and it looks great!

Stairwell ceiling - Thank goodness Steve is so tall. It really comes in handy.

Tricky drywalling

When all else fails, Chulita likes to chase her tail

In easier spots, they are able to use a tool that helps them hold up the drywall

Steve is now certified in drywalling

Day 2: Drywall with a dash of varnishing

Luckily, Gilles and Steve had lots more room to work in. Surprisingly, drywall is a lot more time consuming that it may seem. There are outlets and windows to be cut out. The seems need to be staggered and lots of other details to consider.

On a trivial note, lunch was greatly improved. I decided to put the sandwiches on a pizza pan. After a few minutes in the wood stove, the cheese was melted and we had a warm meal. Life at the construction site was never better: good food, good company and great results.

It was much easier today to work in such a large space

Having a little fun!

 It was time to get the steps varnished and ready to be installed. Today, we set up 8 of the 16 steps and I got busy varnishing them. The true colour of the maple is really coming out and it looks great!

Enjoying varnishing with all the light coming in

It was not easy being so low to the ground, but lots of fun