Hallway Progress

The second floor hallway had been on hold while we waited for the media room to get further along, and we could do the second & third floor hallway spackling all at once.

So, this past weekend every free minute that wasn't spent at the kids' sporting events, we worked to make some progress!

First, we decided that the top section of wall near the bathroom door was cracked beyond repair.  So, we needed to rip down the old plaster...

And then Mike installed new sheetrock... and spackled the nail holes & seams.















 The little pieces above the door frames of bathroom and our master bedroom hallway needed to be replaced too...

We're also working on that cracked ceiling!


Meanwhile, up in the media room, there were little dots from the spray insulation covering the beams, which needed to be scraped clean before I can white wash them.  I used a wire brush and a sanding block.

 

The top is the "Before Scraping" the bottom is "After"- so much better!

The upstairs is incredibly dusty right now, but I'm feeling good about it. 

We're almost finished with the first coat of spackle (it's going to take three coats- ugh!)  Here's a sneak peak...