Nate continued hanging drywall on the office walls alone with very little experience and mostly just learning as he did the project. It has certainly been a drywall journey for us around here! And almost three years into these fixer upper renovations, we are still working on drywall. In fact, Nate spent time this past weekend patching up large cracks…
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Hanging Drywall on the Office Walls Alone
Putting Up Drywall on High Vaulted Ceiling Frame Alone
Putting up drywall on our high vaulted ceiling frame alone was a task that my husband Nate tackled and accomplished with little experience. DRYWALL ON HIGH VAULTED CEILING FRAME Nate was finally able to start working on the drywall on the vaulted ceiling frame that is above our living room and kitchen. First of all, the vaulted ceiling in this…
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First Time Hanging Drywall Alone and Building Trailer to Haul It
This was the first time hanging drywall alone for us and building a trailer to haul it so that we could save money with this DIY project and not pay for delivery! Since Nate worked so hard to demo and remove all of the drywall, insulation, and vapor barrier; it was time to rebuild it all again with new materials…
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Unexpected Challenges of Living in an Unfinished Cottage
The unexpected challenges of living in an unfinished cottage were real and we had to learn how to deal with them creatively! UNEXPECTED CHALLENGE OF HEAVY RAIN AND FOUNDATION The first week we moved into our unfinished fixer upper cottage, it rained like crazy. We had been working on our foundation a lot and were always worried about water getting…
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Unpacking and Organizing One Livable Room in Unfinished Cottage
Unpacking and organizing one livable room in our unfinished fixer upper cottage was a challenge to say the least! Since we finally moved into our unfinished fixer upper, we worked to get it organized and somehow figured out how to get a bit settled in. There was no hiding the fact that we would be living in a construction zone…
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