Scrapbook Room: Day 3

Step 1: Insulation

Having thought I needed 74 linear feet of insulation, I figured my 80 feet was sufficient. I guessed wrong... by about 20 feet. So part way into insulation, I ran out. Since Diane was out with the kids at the Bardini's, and Tripp was inside asleep, I couldn't go on a run to The Home Depot for more insulation. So, with gaps on both sides of the ceiling (and thus not any section for a full drywall panel), I started into the first of the drywall, along the back wall.

One thing about drywall, it's big, and it's awkward. So I had already decided to use 4x4 panels instead of 4x8. Yes, I know that I could have handled the larger wall sections, but in a room that's only 8x8 anyway, 4x4 was a much better choice... trust me.

So, when Diane came home and took the kids out to a movie at the library, it was time for me to head to HD for the insulation, some more collated screws (have I mentioned that I love my collated screw gun?), and some 3/4" foam insulation to make the garage-side wall consistent in size.

Did you know that the corner-to-corner size of a Coralla's rear doors is less than 4 feet? I didn't either, so my wonderful plan of cutting the foam in half was turned into an accordion fold of four pieces instead of halves.

Anyway, back to the room. By the end of today (which was 7:30, so nine hours of work, not too bad!), I had the back wall drywalled, three-quarters of the garage wall, and the first coat of mudding done on the back wall. I had hoped to have all of the major drywall work done, but I think I'm only about half there, and the time consuming part will be all of the small bits and repair through the rest of the room. So will I get done tomorrow? No way. But hopefully I can have all of the drywall in tomorrow, and use half of Sunday (the half not spent at the Bardini's for Diane's birthday) to get the rest of the small work done.