2nd Floor Bedroom Texture

The second floor bedrom windows and closet doors were covered to protect from texture overspray. The texture is drying overnight. Tomorrow, this bedroom goes from white to Salsa Dancing Red, which is the color of the test swatch on the wall in the corner.

Orange Peel

You can't really see it in this photo, but the basement rooms got a texture coating today that looks like orange peel once it's been applied. Texture helps hide imperfections in sheet rock installations. Smooth finishes take a lot more work whereas textured finish jobs wrap up fairly quickly. The basement and second floor bedrooms got texture. The first floor and stair well are done smooth.

First Floor, First Coat of Paint

The smooth walls took on a coat of primer today. Compare to what this room looked like yesterday.

First Floor, Last Coat of Mud

This photo was taken yesterday evening. This is the last coat of mud. Tomorrow the drywall company will prime the walls so that imperfections are more readily visible. The mudders will return Tuesday to do any necessary touch ups.

Four by Four

The 4x4 deck posts and structural timber for the front porch arrived yesterday. They're made of Ipe, the same material we'll be using to surface the decks. Imagine that these pieces of wood are made of steel. That's how heavy they are.