Last Piece of Drywall
Posted on 29. Mar, 2009 by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in House
When we purchased our house, the walls were covered in 100-year-old plaster instead of gyproc (also known as drywall). We stripped the plaster off of every wall (like this) and hung new drywall/gyproc.
We finished stripping the old plaster off a long time ago, but putting up 120 sheets of drywall has taken almost a year.
The photo above is Cameron cutting the very last piece of drywall outside on a sunny day.
We were very happy.
There’s still a lot of painting to do, floors to install, and a kitchen to build, but we must savour these small moments. That’s what blogging is all about.
Sayantanee from India
Mar 30th, 2009
I often wonder why I follow your blog religiously……
And it struck me…….
Your recurring theme through all your posts is:
“We were very happy. ” and other variations of the happy feel!
God bless your happiness….
:-)
Andy Collier
Mar 30th, 2009
Savour those small milestones! At 18 months or so into our project we celebrate every milestone, including simply finally removing the scaffolding from our stairwell!
Danielle
Mar 30th, 2009
Congrats on the last piece of drywall. Also, couldn’t help but notice the receding snow in the picture, winter has almost let go of its icy grip….except for the storm we’re experiencing here in the maritimes today and tonight…but we’ll ignore that as just a passing hiccup in our march towards spring. Tulips and Daffodils here we come.
Laura-Jane - Whimfield
Mar 30th, 2009
@Sayantanee – And I’m so glad you’re here. Thanks for reading. I’m glad that we seem happy. In general, we are. But that is not to say we are *always* happy. Mostly happy, yes, but we do have bad days like everybody else. For me, the trick to happiness is to do a lot of self-reflecting thoughts. Like, “Well, today is a normal boring day. But remember how far we’ve come and how I used to spend all day working for government and now we made our dreams happen? Wow, today isn’t boring. Today is incredible!”
@Andy – I think without celebrating such milestones, home renovators would go bonkers! We must trick ourselves into feeling satisfied, right?
@Danielle – Slowly but surely, it is letting go of its icy grip. Sorry about your storm… It will arrive eventually. I promise! Tulips and daffodils will come! But when…is the question. :P
nicole
Mar 30th, 2009
Yep, sometimes I’ll write something on my list just so I can check it off! Congratulations!
Freda
Mar 30th, 2009
Congratulations!!!!!!! The painting will go fast, what kind of flooring have you been putting down?? Hubby and I put down laminate wood floors rather than replace shabby carpet in this house in the public areas. Love it much better and was really a breeze once we got the hang of it. Before you know it the house will be done and you will be wondering what to do next!!
Good to see the snow is melting.
Laura-Jane - Whimfield
Mar 30th, 2009
@Nicole – Feels good, doesn’t it?
@Freda – We’re doing mostly laminate, too. It is pretty easy to install. It’s funny, the snow was melting, but it’s quite the blizzard today. I think Danielle’s blizzard started heading toward us! :)
Natalie
Mar 30th, 2009
What an accomplishment! Congrats!
Laura-Jane - Whimfield
Mar 30th, 2009
Thanks Natalie. Hope all is well in your sock-money world!
Rain
Mar 30th, 2009
Must feel great to cut the last piece! Congrats! I’m so glad I found your website! I will be living vicariously through you for the next 6 months!
:-)
Andrea >> Become a Consultant
Mar 31st, 2009
Yahoooooooooooooooo! That must feel amazing.
I’m currently contemplating a house, but I am afraid of drywall. LOL
Sue Smith
Apr 1st, 2009
Just wondering – why did you rip out the plaster? We love it, and think it’s so much better than drywall. Hope your new snow disappears quickly!
warren
Apr 1st, 2009
Congratulations! I know it has been a ton of work but no doubt well worth it as well! We’ve been stripping out plaster too so I know a little of your pain. But the insulation and drywall are soooooo nice!
Laura-Jane - Whimfield
Apr 2nd, 2009
@Rain – Ditto, ditto! Happy travels to PEI… :)
@Andrea – Ooh, a house, that could be exciting! But you love your downtown location so much…? Don’t let drywall scare you. It is tackleable(?) one sheet at a time.
@Sue Smith – Good question, Sue. We removed the old plaster from the walls for many reasons…. Mostly because there was no insulation in the walls and we wanted to insulate properly and add vapour barrier etc, so the walls came down. Plus, our house was unheated for many years during the winter and the plaster was very very cracked and basically falling off the walls. Glad you like your plaster walls. I’ve seen some nice homes with plaster still. Did you have to do much to get yours looking up to snuff?
@Warren – It’s always nice when someone else can go, “Ohh, I know what that’s like” or “Ah, I feel your pain…” That’s why I love reading and writing blogs..
Robert
Oct 29th, 2009
Well I finally started looking a little further into your blogs and seen this pic of Cameron cutting Drywall. It was an absolute pleasure serving you guys over the last year. Starting to miss your faces now. lol. I sure hope everything is going good with the house. It was also nice giving little pointers from time to time on the little things that goes along with renovations. I can only imagine how happy you must feel knowing you will be all nice and cozy this winter. If ever there comes a time when you both feel like you need some assistance in renovating feel free to drop into Kent and I’ll stop by free of charge. Just a friendly helping hand.
I know how hard it can be sometimes especially having to lift heavy objects or trying to get things done before the rain or snow falls, so never feel like you are imposing. I don’t mind one bit.
P.S. Keep the stories coming they are great.