10.7.2017

Jim worked more in the stairwell today.  These two corner pieces were some of the hardest he did, trying to get the rigid foam in the right spot.  But now all this side is ready for fiberglass insulation!

He also worked down in the metal shop today.  We have to start getting mechanicals in our utility room.  Jim wants to put epoxy on the floor first just to protect the concrete.  The first step was taking out all the things we had stored in this area. 



Then Jim put a piece of plywood on the back of the stairwell wall in between the beam.  It was such a tight fit that he had to chisel the top and wedge the piece in.  It took him quite a long time to make it work but it looks good.  We'll actually be using this to mount the furnace!

Back in the apartment, time to cut the valley rafter area off the piece we put up yesterday.

 

Then the next piece goes up...

Cutting the rafter angle off...

Looks great!

Filling in the last little triangle!  Another wall done!

 

 

The next piece to do is the front wall in the kitchen.  This piece has lots of challenges, including lots of things to cut out - the window, two outlets and a light box.

Doing some initial cutting....

Jim had to maneuver this piece around all the kitchen plumbing...

Up into place.  Just like the other front window, there are so many screws making up the frame that it makes for a very difficult drywall installation.

This was tricky...Jim had to cut the receptacle box behind the plumbing.

The rotozip could only do a little - Jim had to use his hole saw to try and cut the box.  Even this wasn't easy because he couldn't get a straight cut - he had to bend the saw to get it behind the plumbing.

 

 

But success - it's up and mostly fastened and the boxes and window are all cut out!

 

One thing we have to keep up with is our drywall scraps.  We cut them all up, put them in 5 gallon pails, and bring them home to go out in the trash.  I'm still amazed - the only time we have had to pay to dispose of materials was when we took some extra insulated concrete form pieces to the dump - and they were so light it only cost a few bucks!  But the most important factor is that Jim creates very little waste - he reuses and recycles just about everything!

 

 

A crazy sighting today at the property - these are wild turkeys that flew up into the tree! 

 

 

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