I certainly need to make a point of posting more frequently, but I’ve been somewhat busy these past few weeks. I suppose that’s a lame excuse, but I figured “my dog ate it” wouldn’t exactly fly…

It didn’t take much time for the installers to mud, tape and sand all of the seams. I wish I had my camera on hand during a few visits to the house because the guys mudding were walking around on stilts. I’m pretty sure it would have made for a decent photo or two.

With the walls fully prepared, it was time for paint. It’s quite surprising how much larger the spaces feel now that walls are primed – particularly the clerestory, which obviously gets the most amount of light. Of course, the white walls also allow you to easily see the imperfections… which is a good thing because it gives us the opportunity to correct them now.

With a pencil in hand, we walked around the entire house and circled all of the flaws. Anything that needed to be sanded, filled, or repaired in any way was marked for the drywall guys to come back and correct before we start painting. For the most part, everything was in pretty good shape… although the clerestory walls need a little love, which isn’t all that surprising given the difficulties everyone has had working in that space. Apparently it’s a pain in the ass to work in an area 23’ tall. Shocking, I know.