Once rough electrical, plumbing, and insulation were signed off, I hung drywall, taped, mudded, and sanded the whole main floor. Three coats on every seam, sanded between, then primed and rolled. Matched the new ceilings to the existing arched openings I kept from the original layout. Joint compound buckets lined the room for a couple weeks straight.
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During First coat of mud on the new ceiling. Three coats and a sanding to go.
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During Drywall taped, joint compound buckets staged. The slow part of any gut.
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