Glad to hear it. Yeah, mud, and (especially texture), are about my weakest skills. Not a good time..
My From Start to Finish 6.0L Build
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After looking at my original designs, I decided we needed a bar area. I marked where it will end up.
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I did not want drop ceilings so I needed to prepare for the drywall and built "boxes" around the plumbing and HVAC venting.
You’ve definitely been busy sir. 
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Well, like I said it's been fun. I'll post some more pictures. Some wiring, plumbing and the drywall. I had a good friend come by during a long weekend and we got the drywall installed in two long days. But like I said the mudding is taking me sometime. I've got carpet scheduled to be installed in three weeks. So I have that timeline to meet. We'll see. Oh, and my Tahoe has hauled most of the material.You’ve definitely been busy sir.
Good thing you had some help with hanging the drywall. I’ve done probably 1/2 of my entire house over the years, remodeling one room at a time. I got pretty good at doing it myself, even the ceilings. I learned to screw a 2x4 cleat along the top of the wall about 1” down and lean a t-brace where I could reach it, then stick the short end of the Sheetrock in the groove, and walk backwards while lifting the panel until it was up to the framing. Then I’d hold it up with one hand and grab the t-brace with the other. Wedge that brace in, then I could relax and grab the other t-brace and wedge the wall side of the rock up tight to the framing. I had the can lights cut out already and the joists marked for screwing. It was hard but I really didn’t have anybody to help so I had to figure it out. 1/2” 4x8 panels was my limit for ceilings. After that, the walls were gravy. I just did my garage ceiling a year or two ago. Part of it is 10’ high. Ugh.
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Couldn't imagine doing it by myself. I rented a jack for the ceiling, worked great. My friend, had some experience with drywalling so it made things go a bit smoother and quickly. Drank a lot of beer through the install. Cooked him and his wife a steak dinner once we were done.
I thought about one of those jacks but every time, I was just doing one room so it wasn’t worth it. I’ve seen them used though, pretty slick. Working for steaks is something I can get behind! Nice, glad to hear it’s coming along good. I’m taking my sweet time with my latest project, and you’re making me feel lazy. I apologize for interrupting your thread, carry on!
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You lazy, not a chance.
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Although I hate plumbing, it was pretty straight forward. Bar plumbing and you can see bathroom sink and toilet plumbing in the background:
Bathroom plumbing (bath and shower):
Bathroom plumbing (bath and shower):
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Now electrical is something I do enjoy. Ended up wiring 4 additional circuits. One for the bathroom/bar, one for the lights, one for my audio/visual wall and one for the wall outlets. I also wired in the surround system for our basement theater. Recessed lighting throughout.
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Then the drywall got installed. Not sure why I did not take pictures of the insulation installation. Probably because I was trying to get that done prior to my friend coming over for the drywall. Ceiling first then the walls.
The Bar area.
The Audio/Visual wall:
The Bar area.
The Audio/Visual wall:
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Thought I would provide some pictures of where I'm at today. Mudding is an on going effort. I also decided to texture the ceiling instead of trying to just make a perfect smooth surface.
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It’s really coming along. Nice work Bob. 
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Thanks Mark. Long weekend coming up, hoping to complete mudding and get a good coat of drywall paint down. Afew more pictures:
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So you mentioned that you are working on a project. Care to share?It’s really coming along. Nice work Bob.
I’m making my one-car 1950’s garage a drive-through. I have a huge back yard with a pad in the far corner that could be used as a project area to build a vehicle on but no way to get a vehicle INTO the back yard. When I did a garage rebuild a year ago (?) I made sure that I could fit a rig through, and left the back wall unfinished. So I have been working on that back wall. I now have an 8’ x 8’ opening in the back and will be building a pair of 4’ x 8’ swinging doors to fit. And in one of those doors will be the 30” door that I removed. That’s the plan anyway, I have a piece of steel and an idea on how to make the frame rigid. The idea is that the big doors will stay closed most of the time ( all the time in the winter) and my day-to-day access will be through the small man door. And when I need to move a vehicle through, open the big doors. Here’s a link to the “ whatcha up to “ thread where I posted my last pic.
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Sort of like how older gas stations/garage doors were set up. In NJ anyway.
