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Tag Archives: drywall

Yellow Door, Mud Galore

September 26, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

The yellow door in the little bedroom has made it into so many blog photos I might miss it when it’s gone. Pre-demo: Missing a wall: GWB & mud. Oh […]

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We Have More Drywall

December 15, 2009by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Dad got a good start on the drywall behind the credenza… Seems like the perfect niche for two large trash cans!

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The Man With The Mud

September 27, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Final mudding and sanding is best done with some daylight and direct lighting that isn’t behind a plastic dropcloth, but a portable worklight works just as well: We have been […]

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That Living Room Side Project

September 25, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Remember the masonry wall issue in the living room? The mortar patching is done and since we’re drywalling/mudding upstairs, we might as well throw a sheet of 1/2″ back up. […]

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Studs To Rock

November 28, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Today we took the little bedroom exterior wall from studs to drywall with a short interval at spray foam insulation. We’ll post some progress/ detail-y stuff later, but here’s the […]

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SAT Question…

December 7, 2011by madisonsquare 2 Comments

Is to As Is to . . . . . Acceptable Answers: A) using up supplies = closer to finishing projects B) using up supplies = time for a home […]

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