This + That Afternoon

This afternoon we worked on a myriad of projects:
Boulder moving, trailier delivery (thanks fred!), lumber pile moving, refinishing the living room ceiling beam and dry wall and electric work on the mystery wall hole.

Living Room : Final Coat

Tonight we finished up the last coat of paint on the new ceiling planks. It looks super... can't wait to get the trim up and get the living room back for a momentary laps of time before the upper ceiling/roof construction begins.

Living Room : More Painting

2/3 done with the final coat. After a late start, we petered out and called it a night at nine.

Living Room Ceiling first coat

We painted the ceiling planks today but soon realized that the promised "oh this stuff is premium- you'll only need one coat" did not stand at all. It will most definitely need a second coat tomorrow. As you can see, Morgen + Hayden were enjoying the scaffolding. After playing pirate for a while, they switched gears and had "scaffold-school". In this photo, Morgen is teaching Hayden about the different layers of the earth and earthquakes. Hope it helps her on her test tuesday!

Living Room Ceiling Update

More work was done on the ceiling this past week. On Friday morning, Shawn and Chase finished the plank installation and did an awesome job. AND they left things nice and tidy! Today Ken and Suzan filled the nail holes and seams and sanded them to prep for painting. The trim strips were painted as well, so now we are ready for tomorrow afternoon's' roll-a-thon. A big thanks to Jim Butler for letting the Knotts borrow his scaffolding!! Here is a photo of Chase's handiwork and another of Hayden capitalizing on the work Shawn and Chase had done.

Ceiling planks + a big, mystery hole in the wall

Ken took a vaca day and worked with Shawn to finish the prep work and began cutting and installing the ceiling planks today. In addition, the long-standing plan for the foyer/living room divider wall started to emerge today. Ken cut a large "window" hole in it. "WHY DID YOU DO THAT?!" you might be asking.... You'll just have to stay tuned and find out!

Living Room Board Painting

Today, while Ken and Morgen were away on a camping trip, Hayden and Suzan painted the tongue and groove edges of the new 16' long ceiling planks. Hayden counted 59 of them- ugh. Hauling them in and outside with just the two of us was quite a feat, but hayden never complained once. Unbelievable for a 7 year old! Then after a long day of painting and hauling wood, our little chef decided to make a special dessert for us all by himself. He chopped up all the apples and made a yummy saute that we put over ice cream. YUMMO!

Living Room Ceiling Demolition

The demolition of the living room ceiling is well underway. The water damage was mainly in the drywall, with minimal damage to the insulation. The great news is that the structure is still sound and the radiant ceiling panels all tested out well. Shawn and Ken will start on the replacement ceiling next week.