Finally, Paint

Today we finally started painting. We completed the first coat of primer before we ran out, all 5 gallons of it. Soon we'll start to see everything in color!

Let the finishing touches begin.

After clogging the texture gun and finally figuring out that pre-mixed texture is really a figment of our imaginations, we diluted the mud and convinced it to move through the gun. The job is really any middle-schooler's dream: run a gun that sprays mud everywhere. These pictures are Aaron testing the spray pattern and consistency of the orange peel.

This is what the orange peel texture finally looks like. It turned out better then we originally anticipated.

Cabinets and Tape

After taking a break from Quiet House work to complete other camp projects we finally returned this past weekend and installed brand new kitchen cabinets and a beautiful countertop.



After finishing the final sand today we started taping in preparation for spraying an orange peel texture tomorrow. For those who don't know, orange peel texture is just a fancy name for getting a "gun" with a big plastic hopper and splattering diluted mud all over the walls. We'll try and get some pictures tomorrow.


If everything goes as planned, we should have the paint done by the end of the week.

Muddin' Time

You might have noticed that there haven't been any updates to the site recently, that's because we're taping and mudding the drywall. This process seems to drag on forever as you wait for the previous coat to dry finally and then realize you have to do it 3 more times. Fortunately, we only have one more coat to go, then it's on to texturing and sealing the walls.

Bathroom Details

Since we decided to tile the shower enclosure, we installed Hardi-board all around the tub. As you can see, Aaron had a heck of a time with it.

From Drywall to Greenboard

Since traditional drywall is susceptible to water damage, in the bathroom and we substituted a moisture resistant drywall known as greenboard. The area around the tub is left undone to accommodate a cement backerboard to support tile walls.

Looking through the closet into the bathroom. You can just barely see the tub and the pipes daylighting out of the wall.

Looking from the door towards the tub. Tomorrow we'll put up the Hardiboard (cement backerboard around the tub) and that should complete the interior walls.

Looking up into the corner of the wall and the ceiling.

More Progress with Drywall

The dedicated continued their work on the drywall. We've made great progress and are getting close to being done putting up the boards.

The rafters of the loft in the front room

The front room alcove almost completely walled in.

The front door and still exposed ceiling.

A carefully drywalled closet and the electric panel in the back room.

The inside door framed and walled in.