Jan. 18

January 18th update

Our crew worked another job this week as the wallboard team
continued applying their magic to the interior of the manse.

Four of some 25 5 gallon buckets
of wall board mud that were
applied to the interior walls of
the renovated manse.

Each bucket was thinned as needed,
thoroughly mixed, then carefully
applied over every seam, screw or nail hole.

The smoother it goes on the less sanding it
requires later and the better finish you
have on the final product.

Applying the mud is where the art
of wallboard application comes in.
While experience helps speed things
up good wallboard work requires
concentration and a fine touch.

Since much of the work is on the ceilings
they use stilts to reach their work.
Ladders are too slow. They tell me that
after many years the stilts almost become
extensions of their legs.

The mudding process took
roughly four days, allowing time
for each layer to dry. They left their
homes in Smoaks, SC at 5:30 am each
morning and were working by 6:30.