Sheetrock Progress

We've had a cold week in Austin, Texas.  When the weather is very cold the joint compound used with the drywall takes a long time to dry.  But we've still been able to complete the hanging, taping, and floating.  Yesterday the primer was applied to all walls, and right now the light orange peel texture is being applied.  Here are a few photos of the progress during the week.

These photos were taken after the first coat.  3-4 coats were applied to get everything just right.

This next photo shows the kids' bedrooms with shared bathroom at the far end.

We've been worried about the amount of light we'd have in the kids' bedrooms especially and throughout the house.  These photos were taken on a cloudy day, with plastic over all windows, and no interior lights.  So looks like we have plenty of natural light in the house.

Following the taping, a primer was sprayed on all surfaces so that the sheetrock paper would not absorb the final texture coat.

And a view of the same kitchen from the living room this time.  Look closely and you can see the 3/4" bullnose which goes into the windows  and door openings.  We will be painting that rather than putting wood trim around those areas.

This last photo shows the front door this morning.  Note that you can see the truck and trailer out the front door that is being used to spray the final light orange peel texture throughout the house.

We installed lots of can lights throughout the house - and many were in straight lines or grids to mark corridors or in large rooms.  The ones from the front door to just right in the picture above had the final light 1 3/4" out of line, so we had to cut and patch the sheetrock to move it.  No big deal, but good thing we caught it now rather than later.