Another good friend and another days' work

To put up the drywall, we used Aaron's drywall lifter. He brought it down during an earlier trip and it's been waiting patiently for this day. 

Just after they got it set up, Gary Duke showed up with his tool belt on, ready to pitch in. He started by cutting the hole for the light fixture in the drywall piece that will hang in the center of the room. 

Then Randy R and Aaron cranked the drywall up to the ceiling. It's tricky because it was cut to fit tightly between the walls, so it had to be perfectly centered or it would hang up. When they got it where it needed to be,  Gary put in a few screws to hold it. 

Randy and Gary finished attaching that piece while Aaron and Randy R went outside to cut another sheet. They fitted it in next to the center piece and repeated the process until that half of the ceiling was covered. 

Next they did the wall, which was laid longways to decrease the seams. 

 Aaron cut out spaces for our wall outlets and Randy ran wiring for the doorbell and filled gaps with insulation.

The section around the door needed a little on-the-spot trimming for a snug fit. 

We will have three light switched by the door so Aaron measured where they would be located

 and Randy cut the hole.

Around the door frame required a special cut, because of the sloping roof line. 

Then they hung drywall on the other side of the room. 

 

On the beam between the new area and the living room, Randy pulled out the piece of wood that used to hold the door frame. It left a zillion staples, all facing downward, to be cut and hammered over. 

Unfortunately Gary had to leave before we settled down to a dinner of brats and hot dogs. Too bad, they were good.