Ceiling wood install started

The plan this weekend was to work on grading the lot and possibly plant some grass seed. However, the weather did not cooperate (too rainy and muddy) so we decided to defer the remaining site work until next year. This sucks.

Plan B

Since I had already prepared the ceiling wood a few weeks ago, we could proceed with this installation any time in any weather. Chris and Tim Arnold were the critical team members with the experience needed to get this rooling on Saturday afternoon.

Here are some photos of the progress over the weekend and into Monday afternoon.

Chris - the man with the plan

 

Big Tim - working the saw

 

 "Kudos" to Chris for making some serious custom cut-outs

By mid-day Monday, we are probably 85% done. Unfortunately, I need to buy a few more 12 foot boards since there are only a few left over and certainly not enough to finish the job.

Looking towards the back of the cottage 

 

Looking towards the front of the cottage

 

Huge thanks to Chris and Tim Arnold for making the ceiling happen. When you see this live, it really looks great.

 

Without fail, I still managed to mud more drywall for probably 4-6 hours. This really seems like a never ending process. I think I am now on the 7th, 5-gallon bucket of joint compound with probably 3 or 4 more to go.

 

Next steps, head back up in a few weeks and finish the ceiling!