Not sure how close to wood working this is, but, here goes

 

Yesterday, had a two person crew show up to rehab the upstairs' fire damage......they got most of the trash out, tried some drywall..and some primer after washing off the soot coated walls.......

 

Today, they were no-shows.   Their "boss"/my Landlord wasn't a happy camper.    He had to go over everything they did.   He also had holes to patch.   Sooo, IF I wanted the drywall done, I had to do it

 

Fire Department had trashed one wall, looking for hot spots....didn't find any.   Plaster and lath boards all over the place, along with black "rock wool".    The "crew cleaned most of that mess up, but there was an UGLY hole left behind. 

It was a matter of measure, cut, fit, cuss, fit, and screw the piece onto studs of some sort...A piece here, a piece there, by someone whom hadn't done drywall in almost 20 years.   There was also a closet in that corner.  When the fire broke out, it was in a waste basket infront of the closet......well, of course the fire axe destroyed the wall.  They left the charred door.  Closet also is near the roof line, as there is a knee wall  there.  So, some of the cussing and cutting was to match the slope of the ceiling.    A look at what this "Bob Villa Wannabe" has done..

The "brown board" is what is left of two sheets of drywall. It is leaning on a door to a little closet behind the wall.  As for the main closet..

The black thing inside IS the door for this closet ( looks like I make a new one?) the gap in the corner was the crew's handy work.   Mud and tape to fill it in.   Still have to add the wood trim pieces.  I did have to bring out the "War Club"  to trim some lath to fit the drywall a little better..

24 oz Rip claw.  We did have a "workbench" of sorts up there, just wasn't any room for this big guy.

 

Cordless tools are the landlord's.   This is my saw bench.   At least it was easy to haul upstairs.  Maybe tomorrow, I can do some mud work....this instead of rent..works for me...

Sounds like more work than I care to do.

Steve,

What?

No dovetails? 

Sounds like a good deal- work for rent. That works for me every time!

All I can say is have fun!

Knowing you and the projects you turn out, It'll come out just fine.

 

Progress was made!

Joints have been taped and mudded, the trim around the little closet's door is back on.   It will need primered, along with the walls.   The big closet?

I think I have all the gaps covered?   Still need to strip and refinish the burnt door to the big closet....sand the walls, and primer and paint.    Maybe after Thanksgiving, my son can move out of the Living room and back into his own room?

Well, at least there is some progress being made.   The second room up there is almost completely repainted, walls patched.  Been a LONG 4 months.

You've been busy!

Wow you have become one busy person. Tables and rooms, man.