WMD (Walls Mostly Done)

Last weekend we wired the heater and tried to get all of the drywall up on the walls before the end of the day Sunday. We almost made it. We had to make the most use of the brother-in-law before he left (which happens tomorrow). Drywall installation requires both tall and short work plus lifting and cutting. These are all things he's become accustomed to.

We really got a lot done considering how much time we had (there were a few errands and emergencies that interrupted us such as car batteries and washing machines). More about washing machines later.

One of the things that didn't get finished was cutting out the arch in the doorway. We just ran out of energy and time. The doorway now reminds us of the movie Being John Malkovich.

The other thing we didn't do is fully seal up the closet wall. That was on purpose, though. We still need to demo and reframe the hall side of the closet for the doors, and it will be nice not to have to walk all the way around.

Here's a picture of a funny moment (that's probably not at all funny to anybody else).

The b-in-l was using a tool belt to hold all the drywall screws. I had bought some more screws (in a smaller box) and put them in the larger empty box so that we would know where to find them. The b-in-l ran out of screws (in his tool belt) and asked if I'd bought more screws and where they were. I said, "In the box." He didn't understand or didn't believe that there were more screws in the box the he had emptied earlier in the day. To prove that there were indeed screws in the box, I handed them to him. This photo captured either the moment of realization or the expression of incredulity at my choice of screw storage location (I'm not sure which).