We spent Friday afternoon at the auto dealership. Robyn's vehicle had reached the age and point at which the upcoming repairs and maintenance were going to cost more than the car was worth. Plus, with my single cab truck and her convertible, we had absolutely no room when we went out with another couple.Trips were a challenge as well: Do we take the truck and its 15 mpg highway and plenty of luggage room in the back in the weather or stuff everything in a small convertible?
So finally, after what Robyn calls two years of my looking, we settled on a Kia Sportage.
Robyn said she's going to miss her convertible terribly... 11 years old it had served her well.
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This week we started patching up the walls where the electric wire was run:
The spackling is a bit rough and had to go on in multiple thick coats. It's taking a while to dry and when it does, we'll have to sand it down.
First thing we had to do this weekend was finish screwing the drywall. We started marking how far from the wall the future support for the shelves is and every 6 inches for the location of the drywall screw.
My cheat stick
Robyn and I then took turns screwing.
It is amazing how tired your upper arms get.
I'm trying something a bit different this time on the kitchen drywall:
A self-adhesive tape for the joints
The how-to articles I read said that traditional paper tape finishes better but so far the mesh tape is working fairly well. It's not as messy and goes up easier.
And of course I run out of mud before I get the first coat up entirely (I was using what was left over from another room). Well off to Home depot for the gallon bucket of mud.
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