A Little Dry Wall Please

When watching a house being built, a house really and truly begins to look like a  house when:

a. the exterior - that is the brick and siding - is put up

b. the stairs and windows are installed

c. the drywall is put up and the mud/taping is applied

This past week we have seen a house full of dry wall,

followed by taping,

and a 1st coat of mud, some sanding, a second coat of mud, some more sanding, and in some places a third coat of mud (however it is hard to tell as we are not experts in this area).

Drywalling is an important stage in a house, you can really see how the house is going to look as a final product.  Prior to this you had the studs, wiring, plumbing and all of that is important.

However, the walls gives one a glimpse as to what the final product is going to look like.  At this point you can see the walls, where the lights will go, how the light comes through the window and you start to get the overall look of the house.

With drywall being completed this week we are anticipating:
- painting starting soon after
- installing of tile in the kitchen and entry way
- finalizing of the various utilities and their hook ups, as seen by the electrical below

This is really the beginning of the end -- that is the start of the final or finishing work which will also include the installation of carpet, any final carpentry, installation of the light fixtures and similar jobs.

Our hope was to be in our new house by Christmas....we keep hoping...but don't actually look forward to the moving part.