Drywall

Drywall for Days

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There have been several milestones in this build that made it feel like a real house, but this one might be the most significant. With four walls and a ceiling, there’s no more imagining how big or small the rooms will feel. It’s. GLORIOUS.

You might be saying, “Hey, that looks like the same old wrong door to the screen room.” You’d be right. Nobody has any idea when the right door will arrive. The drywall guy had to just leave extra so our builder can eventually fit the new door in the hole.

We got our driveway apron poured and that was a pretty big deal. Also, I had no idea that the apron was more than just the bit that transitions from the driveway to the interior of the garage. What I was calling a parking pad is apparently an apron. Who knew?

It’s a lot of concrete but it’ll be nice to have a level surface to wash the cars, set up the tailgate tent for parties, etc.

We went with this length of apron for a couple reasons. One, to have ample room for activities. Two, for extra parking when folks visit. And three, to provide a level, smooth surface on which to get some traction prior to ascent because our driveway is going to be gravel and it’s a doozy of a hill to climb.

The picture doesn’t quite do it justice (probably because I’m even farther downhill). It’s very steep and there’s also a hump in it that makes it even worse. The plan is to at least shave the hump down, but this is still going to be INTERESTING in the winter.