Drywall is up!
May 11, 2008 – 4:38 pm
Things are really taking shape now! I was getting depressed about the whole garage upgrade thing. Mostly because my shop has been a total mess. Anytime I try to do anything I have to spend about an hour rearranging stuff before I can get started. Also, I have never done any of this stuff before and I was getting worried that it was going to come out real crappy. Halfway through the drywall hanging and while I was/am taping and mudding the drywall, I was wishing that I had hired someone to do it. It is taking me SOOOO long to get this stuff done. I have a couple more coats of mud to put on then I will be done with that stuff.
On a positive note, I did get some shop time today while I was trimming out one of the windows. May not be much woodworking but I did get to use my tablesaw, thickness planer along with my new Jet dust collector. That thing is awesome! In the past, I would use the dust collector hood that you fit over a garbage can and it would always come off and sent wood chips flying all over the place. I don’t think one piece ever hit the floor with the Jet.
I also got to use a Jack Plane and a Block Plane to trim the case of the window flush with the crazy wavy wall. After I get the window done I will be installing a 25,ooo btu air conditioner that is sitting on the floor just begging to be used. I know that I should just concentrate on the walls and get them finished but…
It’s startin’ to get hot man, sometimes the South sucks.