The Next Step, Floating The Walls With the first coat of mud on all the patches completed, I’m now moving onto the next phase of the project – floating the walls. But there’s a challenge: the walls have a somewhat thick texture, which can make it tricky to achieve a smooth finish. So, I’m going …
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Backing For The Drywall Patches With the framing of the fireplace completed, it’s time to move on to the next step: patching and repairing the drywall. Before I can start, I need to ensure that I have the proper backing in place for the drywall patches. To do this, I’m using scrap lengths of wood …
Installing DuraRock Now that I have the fireplace framed, it’s time to start adding the Durarock. Since I plan to use real stone for the fireplace, regular drywall won’t cut it. I’ll be using a special product called Durarock instead. It’s a cement-based board that’s specifically designed for installing stone. The sheets I’m working with …
Framing Above The Fireplace Before I start patching drywall I need to frame above the fireplace, run the electric for the flat screen, and install the cement board for the new stone. The first thing to do is install 2×4 runners for the 2×4 studs that I will install @ 16″ on center. Before I …
What’s Next? Now that I have the recessed lights located where I want them, it’s time to cut holes in the drywall so I can get power to the new lights. I will be using a combination of conduit, flex, and Romex. Most of the electrical boxes in my house are cut in boxes and …
Getting The Wire From Box To Box Now that I have all the boxes mounted, its time to get the wire to the boxes. I will be using several methods. Those methods are, conduit pipe, flexible metal conduit, and Romex. If you are looking to purchase conduit, the kind you would be looking for will …
Time To Start The Electric The next phase I’m going to work on is the electric. For this post I’ll be laying out for new LED recessed lighting. This will require laying out and cutting several holes in in the drywall. Laying Out For Lights and Ceiling Fan The easiest way to layout for lights …
Starting The Demo The home gym demo phase started today! The first thing to do was rip out the floor. It’s a laminate floor that clicks together, so this was very easy to remove. I started at the hearth, because it was the easiest place to start lifting the floor. After the flooring, I removed …
Creating The Room I have an extra room in my house. It used to be a den or sitting room, that I converted into a temporary bedroom for my daughter. When COVID came, unforeseen things happened to her career so we had her move back home for awhile to give her time to get things …
