Saturday January 30, 2010

With the old ceiling removed now I had to finish the dryawall in the kitchen and laundry room where I was not able to get to before. You can see it in the pictures, it is the area not painted white. I decided to shorten the wall between the laundry room and kitchen by 8" also. It dows not show in any pictures but there is no ceiling above the laundry room, the only divider is the wall in between.

Thursday January 28, 2010

The new ceiling is primed and it is time to take the old ceiling down. There is a plastic vapor barrier that was in between the old drywall and the ceiling joists. We tried to roll this as we took it down to collect all the dust and debris in it but were only slightly successful. It is hard not to make a mess when you take down a ceiling. I made sure all the walls lined up like I hoped and everything looks great. With no other work needed above, it was time to take down the ceiling joist and see what I did.

Monday January 25, 2009

I have been working on the mudding and it is almost done. I need to prime the ceiling and as soon as that is done the ceiling can be taken down. I am excited to take it down as I have no idea what this whole project is going to look like all together.

Monday January 22, 2009

I have cut the slot in the kitchen ceiling which is allowing me to bring full sheets of drywall up above. The drywall is almost done being put up and it is much warmer in this area of the attic now. The drywall holds the heat much better than when there is just insulation and the hole I cut helped also. The framing you can see in the second to last picture is going to be the top of the closet for the utility room. I think all of my measurements are on and the walls will all line up but really will not know if everything is perfect until I take the ceiling down.

Thursday January 15, 2009

Insulation is done now and it is a bit warmer in the attic. I think if I cut a hole into the kitchen it would allow heat to come up and give me a way to bring the drywall up. As you can see the skylights are covered in snow which is fine, keeps the neighbors from wondering what I am up to. I have framed out the wall that will close this new area off from the rest of the attic and at this point all of the electrical is pretty much done.