Crash Journal

[Flower]

I still think you should have just looked into the spray foam, lol.
I grew up a carpenters son.
My dad built houses from the ground up.
He poured the footer, laid the foundation, band boards, floor joists, decking, framing, wiring, plumbing, insulation, drywall……I have done it all.
I had already estimated the amount of work you had decided to put upon yourself, lol.
You are past the point of no return now, bro.
I’ll be following along.

 

[CrashMagnet]

If all you pros worked for weed I would have you over and we could knock it out in a weekend : )

I was undecided on spray foam until I noticed I still had 10 rolls of fiberglass tucked away, and should only need 12 more. Maybe less since my measurements were all rounded up.

I worked for a couple of plasterers when I was in high school. Never got to do any myself, just mix and carry. Looked simple until I did my shop and spent six weeks finishing it! The guys I worked for would have done it in a couple of days, and still had time to plaster themselves in the evenings.

I think I can get the walls hung before the second when I go back to work, even working alone. Taping and finishing will take me the rest of the winter, lol. And removing all the crap I have stored up there will take the rest of my life!

 

[Hippie420]

I tended a plastering crew when I first got into construction. They're like women; ya just cant make 'em all happy. Mix a batch of mud, the first guy cries and says it's too loose, the second guy says it's too stiff, and the third one says that I finally got it right. Same batch. I'd wait 'til they wiped their boards a half hour before lunch and I'd mix a big load and bury 'em. Loved to hear 'em cuss.

 

[Flower]

I tended a plastering crew when I first got into construction. They're like women; ya just cant make 'em all happy. Mix a batch of mud, the first guy cries and says it's too loose, the second guy says it's too stiff, and the third one says that I finally got it right. Same batch. I'd wait 'til they wiped their boards a half hour before lunch and I'd mix a big load and bury 'em. Loved to hear 'em cuss.

Brick layers are the same way about mud.

 

[WeedHopper]

I tended a plastering crew when I first got into construction. They're like women; ya just cant make 'em all happy. Mix a batch of mud, the first guy cries and says it's too loose, the second guy says it's too stiff, and the third one says that I finally got it right. Same batch. I'd wait 'til they wiped their boards a half hour before lunch and I'd mix a big load and bury 'em. Loved to hear 'em cuss.

I never used plaster. We use regular Drywall mud. (Plus 3). Light weight and sands easy.
I didn't add water. We mixed it straight out of the box and went to work. Slung mud for years. Most everything I done was schedule 5 finishes.

 

[greenmobster440]

Damn man, I hope ya at least got a buddy to help ya. This is gonna be sweeeet once ya finish.

 

[CrashMagnet]

The sheetrock lift is my only helper : )