mudroom ceiling drywall, fine mudding work

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Neighbour Dave stated that the ceiling drywall should always go on first.  However, the ceiling, as it is ‘vaulted’ (or, simply put, slanted), is more than 48 inches – it measured 49½ inches.  This means that, in my view, the walls should be done first and brought to the top (which was 47 inches on one side), and the ceiling put in later.  We agreed to disagree. 

I cut a hole for the light and, with some effort, put up the first slanted sheet, leaving >½” for the next wall. 

Dave, meanwhile, continued with fine-tuning the mud. 

Later, the short wall was put up and taped.  More mudding when the tape mud dries. 

more mudroom work

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Neighbour Dave and I were discussing the trim around the attic hatch.  This is in another suite.  I think it looks good. 

Yesterday evening I put up some sheets of drywall.  It is the blue mould resistant type as it is the mudroom and may be subject to dampness. 

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6-gal water heater

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My tenant dumped laundry detergent into the water heater pan three years ago.  She just now told me about it.  Now the bottom of the water heater is rusted and must be replaced before it rusts through and causes flooding.  This is a 6-gallon water heater from Princess Auto.  It will be installed under the kitchen sink along with an on-demand water heater. 

I’ll buy another one for 1403-up. 

light, fan, tub, cabinet, and other junk

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I need a new ceiling fan for the kitchen.  However, all the simple, clean, white ones without any extra goo-gogs and dingle-bombles and doo-dads all over it have single light or an LED cluster that isn’t suitable as a) it doesn’t offer enough light for a kitchen or b) the lights are built-in and not changeable.  Here’s not a bad one from Home Depot.

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road crush, gravel for rear walkway

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I got a load of road crush and gravel for the rear walkway from Lethbridge Landscape Supply. 

The weather forecast is for rain and lots of it, so the project will have to be put on hold until the ground is solid and dry. 

new motion sensor switch, a little rewiring

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The motion sensor dimmers for the toilet lights don’t do what I want them to do.  One of them won’t shut off completely, and I cannot find the instruction sheet or model number to look up the instructions of how to program it to shut off.  The other failed completely. 

So I bought a 2-pack of a brand I’ve never heard of – Ecoeler – from Amazon and installed them.  (The one on the right.) 

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mudroom door, wall, paint, fridge

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After doing some garden work, working on electrical upstairs, doing some cleanup downstairs, we began work on getting the kitchen east wall ready for a new 36″ door.  The current door is 32″ which does not meet building code standards.  Too bad, as it was only put in about 4 years ago. 

If anyone wants a door, it is now for sale.  Make me an offer. 

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