July 13, 2005 - Wednesday - Sheet rock installation begins in earnest this week.
The ceiling is done first and code dictates a minimum thickness of 5/8" for the
sheet rock on the ceiling. This provides added protection against a fire
in the home making its way up into the attic. This picture is taken from
the dining room showing the good progress on the master bedroom and living room
ceilings. Thanks again to Mark Brown for coming out earlier this week to
help "hang" sheet rock!
July 13, 2005 - Wednesday - The Panel Lift is a tool worth its weight in gold
when installing sheet rock on a ceiling...especially a ceiling over 9 feet high
like ours! We place a sheet of rock on the top supports and then use the
crank wheel to raise the platform to the ceiling! Hopefully who ever
invented this tool is a rich person by now! Street price at this time on a
Panel Lift is just over $600 or nearly every good rental shop has one. We
got our from Dick and the boys over at D&K Rental in Sequim.
July 13, 2005 - Wednesday - This picture shows the Panel Lift in operation
raising a piece of sheet rock into place in the dining area. Once the
sheet is tight up against the trusses and in the proper position, we screws the
sheet to the trusses before letting the Panel Lift down. Notice also the
Panel Lift is on wheels so it can be moved around very easily!
July 15, 2005 - Friday - Ceiling sheet rock continues and this shot shows the
kitchen and bar area nearly complete.
July 15, 2005 - Friday - This is a view of sheet rock around the beam on the
dining room ceiling.
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