another shot

Well, Im on and off of this...obviously! but, the Husband had an idea to track the projects we do on the house! so lets see if i can keep up with it! you know, the internet is quite a job...keeping up with email, facebook, flickr etc...

We have done a lot to this house in the almost 3 years weve lived here! from pulling up carpet, to the most current, drywalling the ceilings! Im not sure what David enjoys more than working on the house believe it or not! he is always thinking of more things he wants to do! really i think hes making up excuses to buy new tools :)

So...as you can see here, the ceilings have a tile look. Something we didnt like from the start. To me, it makes the ceiling seem lower...maybe because all the lines draw your eyes up? not really sure. David has been talking about doing drywall to cover them for a while...now that we are expecting a little Anderson, nows the time since it is messy, creates a lot of dust etc...

as of right now he is doing the old computer room (future baby room!) and the guest room. The house seems a little cluttered sice we downsized to 1 bedroom for now! another reason its good to do this now.

To make this job a lot easier physically, we purchaced this contraption known as a Drywall Lift. Sice we plan to do the whole house and eventually the garage, this was definantly a good purchace!! I can just see the 2 of us trying to hang drywall!! not a good idea!

This tool is really neat. It will hold the drywall at any angel you need it to. and all you have to do is screw it in place! I must admit, i enjoyed watching it in action!

So here it is in action...

and here is the first room completed!

The next step is to tape and putty the creases, then sand and paint!

Hopefully, ill remember to get on here in the next few days and show the update!