Sheetrocking ...

 

This process first involved insulating the exterior walls, then covering them up with sheetrock...sound simple? We had expanding foam insulation installed (basically styrofoam) and after the county signed off on that, it was time to stage an ungodly amount of sheetrock...

   

The guy in the green shirt is controlling this rig with a remote control...sort of like a video game...go figure...

Easy does it now...

They only hit the roof once...guess he didn't spend as much time on the video games as he should have...

But...they managed to spread it around the various rooms...

After the boys' graduation, we all headed to St. John's Bay for a day of frivolity...Sheila (Jeannette's sister) and Tony came down from Anchorage to celebrate... Zach picked the wrong grownup to pick on...

Jeannette, Susie, and Sheila decided to walk over to the Gulf of Mexico... Pay no attention to the ladies in the foreground...

I said...pay no attention to the ladies in the foreground...

Meanwhile back at the ranch... this is from the game room looking toward the living room...

This is from the kitchen looking toward the living room...

This is from the living roomlooking toward the game room...

This is the entrance into the pool house...

This is a guy walking on stilts...sheetrockers are all apparently short in stature...

Where the hell is the dustpan?...

Just couldn't stand such a mess...amateurs...

This is after the "mudding" is done...sort of cleans it up a bit, don't you think?...
The Players
1. Where it all began... 2. The Building Pad...
3. The Foundation... 4. Going Vertical...
5. Putting On Wood... 6. Getting Trussed...
7. Wrapping It Up... 8. Roughing It In...
9. Doors and Windows... 10. Shingles Going Up...
11. Sheetrocking... 12. Siding...
13. Painting 14. Septic...Evil, but Necessary
15. Water...A necessity 16. All Done