3/11- the upstairs HVAC ceiling cassette was able to be final hooked up with the ceiling finished painting which was amazing news. I lucked out as we did not plan that the louvers pointed AWAY from the staircase to keep the space conditioned better.
3/13- Not a lot picture worthy tonight other than the first set of lights are hung and the 3 110V ceiling outlets. And moving the temp string downstairs for more light.
The 8ft fixture is slightly out of position as I wait for some extension wiring to arrive to lengthen the lead a foot or two. I'm 3D printing the first wire clip to snap all the wiring to the fixtures for final install.
3/14- A lot of priming today thanks to some help from a friend. Upstairs and bay 1 completely ready for top coat. First 5 gallon of primer was tapped. Bay 2 and 3 were started with the remains of the primer already poured before calling it a day.
3/15- I finally broke down and bought an 18" roller setup, no I didnt want to spray. I had previously been working on a 10" roller as I already had it but a project this size... I needed to do something. Bay 1 got its first of two top coats, cut in Bay 3 primer and got most exposed garage door framing primed.
3/21- Almost done with priming. Bay 2 ceiling and maybe 10% of the walls remain. Thanks for the help from a neighbor. Bay 1 ceiling ready for lights tomorrow so I can move all the obstructions into the center of Bay 1 to make life easier. Bay 3 nearly fully primed. Ceiling paint was dead, needed another 5 gallons. The primer was almost dead and would need another gallon. Then lots and LOTS of wall paint (about 12.5 gallons).
3/22- I ran out of primer for the fresh drywall wans was ~100sqft short. Bummer. Bay 2 & 3 ceiling were primed and cut in for top coat. Bay 1 lights were installed. I need to modify the box covers to accept a wire pass through and will do that after move in for all my tools to be readily available.
3/23- Bay 2 & 3 got their first top coat and the upstairs corners were all cut in for top coat
3/24- I finished with ceiling paint finally. The 2nd coats were only a 10% (but much needed) added value to clean up the last bits of variances you could see through the primer and first coat. I also started on the first top coat of walls upstairs, and particularly the stair's wall/knee wall to get that finished to put the railings back up.
Which one has the 2nd top coat?!
3/25- downstairs "entry circuit" and bay 1 lights went up to the ceiling again
3/29- downstairs lights are all on the ceiling. I have some extra clips to install 20/20 hindsight and the modified box covers to still figure out and install.
April was Crazy... so I didnt get any shop work done.
5/10- I started cutting in corners and hung the second row of lights upstairs and put in the ceiling outlets
5/17- I finished cutting in all the corners for rolling the walls
5/18- The downstairs first full coat was done
I think that night I just sat in the space and looked at white walls grinning as I could actually "feel" like I was getting close to being done. The bare drywall to first top coat transformation was a big morale boost.
5/19- I applied the 2nd full vertical wall coat upstairs and downstairs so I could start putting in outlet circuits, and a bit upstairs on the rafter "walls" as it was the last bit left of that 5gallon bucket, the paint extention handle on the floor marked where the paint ran out to pick up the next time. A 2nd coat of white paint really doesnt do justice in pictures but it was apparent in person.
It also was the beginning of the outlet/switch/blank saga of electrical. I ended up with 47 120V duplex plugs and 2 welder/plasma plugs for initial install. I have 2 outstanding plugs for the lifts that the plug style is TBD and are waiting that.
5/24- marked another miles stone for DBG HQ, all the interior wall/ceiling paint was DONE. All the surfaces had 2 coats of top and a coat of primer.
5/27- This date marked the "initial" final electrical install which really is just all the plug outlets, missing a few cover plates, and left the known current 220V hardwire boxes open as well as the in wall EMT for A/V cables.
It also meant that the "late added" attic kick wall lights were powered now as they were in hindsight tied into the 20A outlet circuits
5/31- I am my own worst enemy at this point for getting stuff done before move in, delaying my move in. I decided last minute to add CMU block coating to the inside as well for consistency and ease of future cleaning & "curb appeal". This directly affected ability to paint and apply trim, as I'm only one guy. But it came out great in hindsight and I'm glad I did it
Before and after with trim "thrown on"
