Drywalling and Kitchen Cabinets
Drywalling and Kitchen Cabinets
| Drywalling | |||
 Where's Ken's Other Leg? |
 Brian takes over for Ken who has "issues" with the screw gun. |
 Ken adds some 2x4's to the wall to build it out for the heat ducts. |
 Closing in the upstairs bathroom |
| A Lesson in Log Cabin Drywalling | |||
| The problem with drywalling around logs is that they are round, while drywall is square. Seems like a pretty simplistic statement, but it really makes drywalling kind of difficult. The challenge is that you need to transfer the contour of the logs onto your drywall. There are fancier tools you can buy to do this, but I'm using a simple $2 compass, like the ones we used to use in school, and a jigsaw. And NO, we did not drywall over ANY logs, it is just for a few interior walls. | |||
 You start by tacking the piece in place, leaving the piece longer than what you actually need, cause you will be trimming it smaller |
 Then, you take your compass, and trace the contours of the logs onto the drywall. You don't have to be perfect, cause it will never fit on the first try anyway. |
 Then, you use your jigsaw to cut along the lines you just drew. Then, you put your drywall in place, make any adjustments and screw it in place |
 It never fits on the first try, so you have to keep fine tuning your cuts with the jigsaw til it fits. |
 A close-up of the above piece |
 Another interesting problem...log purlins above... where's my jigsaw? |
 Another piece is in place. |
 Another fun corner piece |
 We use Green drywall in the bathroom cause it's moisture resistant |
 But, it's still just as fun scribing the other drywall to the logs... |
 A close-up view of the green drywall in the bathroom |
 This bathroom is almost complete |
| Putting in the Kitchen Cabinetry | |||
 The obligatory "before" photo We're working between those two log poles |
 Mike works on installing the upper cabinets |
 Another shot of the upper cabinets |
 The far left cabinet has yet to be delivered, but they look pretty good, huh? |
 Another angle |
 I went with all stainless steel appliances |
 The view from the Great Room |
 One more view |
| Around the Campfire | ||
 Unbeknownst to us, apparently cedar makes lots of sparks when you burn it. It was
like our own |
 Eddy and Mario relax after a long day of chinking |
 Ken, drinking his Smirnoff Ice |
 Brian relaxes...a word seldom found in the Walsh Dictionary... |
 Do I look happy, or what? |
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| Other Assorted Pics | ||
 Um, Nice outfit Gary... |
 Brian displays the latest in the new line of ultra-safe "construction slippers" |
 An amazing sunset... this photo just doesn't do it justice... the sky and lake were both lit up in purples and pinks.... |
 Gary builds racking for the basement |
 Ken cleans up a little bit... it's a losing battle dude. |
 Ken adds staples to the subfloor |
