Drywall's done, and we're outta here!

The last thing I wanted to be thinking about while we're traveling was the last bits of drywall that still needed to be done. (Could I have made the tenses in that sentence a little more awkward, you think?) So while the War Department was preparing the house and our housesitter for our absence, I went downstairs and put on the old Carhartts one more time, just for fun.

I'm happy to report that the drywall is officially finished. Well, it's finished being installed, anyway. We still have to get Tony in to work his magic with the mud and whatnot.

Anyway, there were only four pieces left, most of which were small and boring, so there isn't much in the way of interesting pictures for this post. Just so you know...


The piece that required the most work to finish was the last bit of the bulkhead in the laundry room. I had to install a complicated little nailing edge to protect the wires and still leave room for various cables and whatnot.



Looks pretty snazzy, I think. If you're wondering how we plan to tie in that bulkhead to the existing wall and finish off the wall by the stairs, well, so are we.

I also installed the little piece of drywall over the door to the workshop, and the big piece on the workshop side of the entrance. Neither of which makes for a good picture (or any picture at all, really) so let's just move on.

The other complicated task was to finally get the cable lines all squared away inside the electrical cabinet, and put the last piece of drywall over the bulkhead beside it.



That's a whole mess of cables there, but there's not a whole lot more we can do about it.

And just in case you thought I was kidding about the amount of scrap generated by an off-size basement ceiling:




So, yeah. That's the state of the basement at the moment. We're off for two weeks to see my big brother get married in Tasmania. (Awesome! A 15-hour plane ride! Joy!) When we get back, it'll be all systems go to get the drywall covered up, the doors installed, the carpet laid, and the trim put in.

It's gonna look nice. Really.

See you when we get back.