Construction Boredom and Blog Neglect

I've been neglecting this blog while I'm busy building the Grafton123.com site.

I just wanted to stop in with a quick update: Drywall hanging continues.

Not a very exciting update, huh?
No apologies; sometimes construction is boring and right now we are in a boring, plodding lull.

After the drywall and the painting comes tile. I get to lay the tile myself. While I'm at it, PC will be outside working on the entryway. I'll keep you up to date, but be sure to check out the main site often, as information is added everyday. If there's something you'd like to see over there, please let me know (mk@grafton123.com). You can put the information together yourself, or you can tell me what you'd like to see and I'll try and pull something together.

Also, I was thinking about it today as I was digging through my picture files: I know there are quite a few impressive photographers in town. If you have pictures from around the area, I'd appreciate it (a lot!) if you'd share. It might make the web site building a bit quicker (and certainly prettier).

Drywall

Here's the view of the wall as the insulation board goes up:




Here's the same view (or close) with drywall going up:




Drywall moves the project from dark to light; it's the first drastic step up from the deconstruction zone.


Color is a big topic of discussion right now.
We're thinking bright and clean and warm.
When we get further along with the choosing, I'll post some color samples.

Drywall Delivery

A normal sheet of drywall is 4'x8', like plywood or paneling; it's standard. Other sizes are available, though sometimes they are hard to find. PC finally found the sizes he was looking for with these guys:




While we did get some standard sized sheets, mostly we got a bigger size (4.5'x12') that is much heavier. This is PC & our neighbor who was kind enough (and strong enough) to help unload (not just one delivery, but two):



I stood around and took pictures.

Construction!

I'm always 2-3 weeks behind when it comes to posting pictures; these two pictures are from January 9th. I will take more pictures this weekend and again on Monday when the drywall is scheduled for delivery (yay!).

This first picture is just a shot of the saw horses and 2x4s.




This picture shows the beginning framing for the ceiling soffit. In the interest of keeping the high ceilings, we compromised with a soffit that will cover the duct work for the second floor and some of the other utility stuff. Some things will still be exposed, but we can make those things look good.