Mud, Floating Walls...keep'en it moving

Howdie.

So the Sheetrock and Mud started and we are moving along. This seems to be some very dirty work and I probably have ruined two pairs of shoes walking in here to check progress.

One way or another, everything is moving forward. Walls are getting covered with mud and 100% of the walls are getting smoothed out (aka floating the walls). As mentioned in previous posts, we had textured walls and ceilings and that is not acceptable according to the wife. I didnt mind it at first, but after seeing how it looks now...it was the right decision.

When the work started, it looked straight forward. Upon inspection, sheetrock folks decided we needed more attention on the walls and some mesh looking material was placed down before the mud. I know a lot of walls we didnt demo were starting to crack and to top it off, its plaster. Not good...so it added some time to the duration of this portion of the project, however it will be worth it. No cracks, less cracking in the future, and our walls will be even (it was a bit wavy).

I skipped adding pictures of the first layer of mud, but will be posting up where we are today with the walls. This is the second coat - clearly no more texture on the walls or ceiling, but still not fully completed. Looks like most of the concentration has been on the main area of our house as this is the area that we need to start moving forward quicker on. Next will be the basement and garage, however they have been making some progress in those rooms as well - that will follow as soon as they complete the main floor. Part of the timing of this is because my dogs need a place to stay. Little did I know how messy this type of work is. Once they complete the main floor, Ill move my dogs to the upper level and they can begin working downstairs. Poor guys...

Here are some pics -

*You will see some of the walls are not done. This is because it will require less work as it is sheetrock and not plaster. Everywhere that has been completed to date has been 80% plastered areas and they had to smooth it out - so more layers, more work and more time. All the sheetrocked areas will go very quickly as it is not textured and is ready to finish.

Thats it for now folks....