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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.
 
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!
 
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 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.
 
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.

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Didn't get much done today. Mostly just removing some junk and making openings to the storage space on the outside of the truss supports. I have to get that junk out of the way, or I will be moving it all every time I hang a new sheet. I was planning on working on it until late, but I have to go to a birthday dinner. My wife seems to have plans for me about every day of the break : )
 
I had about 4 hours to work in the attic today. I mostly just cleared the floor and made a few more openings for storage. I filled the truck bed with junk. When it was in the attic I kept telling my wife it wasn't junk, but building material I was saving for future projects : )

And no, the zero G chair stays. When I die I want to be buried in it!

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Only two free hours today, and I wasted half of it looking for the tool I used to use to cut holes for outlets. Ended up using a box cutter - another 20 minutes. Also tried to use one of those plywood/drywall carry handles, but there was no way for me to fit through the opening carrying it like that. Oh well, I should have the whole day tomorrow with no interruptions other than to take a truckload of junk to the dump and picking up more insulation.

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Ha ha ha, it seems like every every project I start, I spend half of the first day looking for, and gathering up the proper tools.
Even if I gather all the tools I need, one of them will be missing when I go to pick it up. Then I have to wander all over the building trying to figure out what I did with it : )
 
Ran into a small snag hanging sheet rock. The slanted sections are 65" tall which leaves me short sections that I can use on the ceiling. But by myself I haven't managed to hold the 65" board in place long enough to get some screws into it. Worse, the angle I am at makes it difficult to judge where the studs are. I'm going to chalk line the studs on the board in the morning and try again. That's assuming I can still raise my arms over my head.

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Me neither. That's what I get for posting early.😁
I have seen 12"centers on load bearing walls or decks.
Here,,let me fix it 😋
Okay,,now which one is it?
 
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The reason I asked is maybe if you ran your rock the other direction on the ceiling you wouldn't have that butt joint you are talking about. Didn't know if the left over rock would fit that bottom wall. If you have 16" centers i can understand you running the rock the way you did though.
Sucks having to do that by yourself. Wish I lived close to you and you can bet your ass i would help you. Plus I slung mud for many years.
 
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