It has been quuuuite a while since I've shared an update on how our barn / garage is coming. My lack of updates hasn't been because there hasn't been anything happening, but rather because there has been SO much happening in regards to this project. We have been little worker bees over here!
We have devoted an enormous chunk of our lives and finances to this huge project since we officially "broke ground" in mid-March. This project has kept us busy and laser focused for nearly six months now, and I'm grateful that we are nearing the end. I think TJ an I have both loved taking something broken and making it so beautiful, but I'm thankful that we'll be able to check this off our list in the coming weeks and turn our focus to being able to enjoy the space instead of trying to create it. This is the biggest project we've ever taken on, and I think we both feel like we can conquer the world now. LOL!
The next few things we completed were basically done simultaneously, hence why there are three focuses of this post. First, TJ ran electrical throughout the whole building. This was a tedious part that included drilling holes through wood and running power through them. We needed lots of guidance on this part because we had never done anything like this before, and we were soooo thankful for the friends who coached us during this phase. Whether it was through a quick phone call or someone stopping by to give us a visual, this part of the process would have been a lot harder without their wisdom.
After electrical came the beast known as sheetrock! Hanging the sheetrock was one of my favorite parts of the whole process, because we could finally see what the space would look like with each space being separated. We (TJ especially, of course) spent lots of hours cutting and hanging, and we decided to hire someone to mud and tape it because we wanted it done both right and quickly. We, also, had our faithful helpers stop by to hang and cut, too.
Like with several stages of this construction, what we thought would be less thinking and more manual labor turned out to hold its own challenges. Fortunately, however, we stayed up into the wee hours of the morning the day before the the mudding/taping began to finish all of it. I, also, did some cleaning this night for the first time in a few weeks, too, and it felt so good to do some tidying. Contruction dirt is no joke!
We started on the ceiling during this time, too. This was a bit of a doozy, because our original plan for them went out the window when it looked horrendous. You know how some things work better on paper but not in real life? This was one of those times. We were trying to save money by doing it one way, but we ended up deciding to spend extra to get material that would 1) not drive us mad trying to hang and 2) look great for a looooong time. By the time we got to the ceiling, we were already projected to be over budget, so we just resolved our minds to be content with a better built space for more money than we originally planned.
Verdict: we are SO pleased with how it turned out! Definitely worth the extra cash.
And here you have it! All three rooms with drywall, mud, tape, and fresh ceilings! WAHOO!!
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| This is the tool room / man cave. |
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| This is the place where the Chevelle will call home. |
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| And this is the large center room that will be used as a gathering space. See that good lookin' shiplap on the back wall? I loooooove it! Especially how it flows so perfectly with the ceiling. |
Stay tuned for what comes next! We are SO close to finishing this beast of a project!!
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