The taping and mudding of the sheet-rock is finished now, and the preliminary painting is done. I chose two different sky blue tones from the same paint sample card. The one for the ceiling is a little darker, because the sky is a darker blue right overhead than at the horizon. I haven’t bothered to finish the painting in the corners, because they will all be covered by the coving process.
Here is the way I’m going to do this. I’ve glued and screwed two one inch by four foot strips of 1/8th inch tempered masonite to the wall. The lower strip is 12 inches from the corner between the wall and the ceiling. The upper strip is 15 inches from that same corner.
After a sufficient time for the glue behind the hard masonite strips to set up, I’ve taken a 2 foot by 4 foot sheet of untempered masonite, and popped it into place between the other two strips. I’ve used the untempered masonite for this because it is softer, and bends better. This forms a nice curve, and needs no other form of support. Next I’ll take some sheet rock mud and create a smooth joint in the area of the one inch strips.
- After several days of hard work, the drywall is in place. Eric Danielson of Stillwater, MN was my drywall installer, and he did a great job. Tomorrow and Tuesday we tape and mud, and Wednesday we sand. By Thursday I’ll be ready to paint. I’m going with a sky blue on the walls and ceiling. The floor will stay the way it is. The original loft floor was particle board, and I put one-eighth inch tempered masonite over that with a layer of material that Menard’s sells for sound dampening under laminated flooring in between. This stuff is a light blue color, about 1/16th of an inch thick, and kind of spongy. I put this in to give the floor a softer feel when walking on it, because I don’t want to carpet. Carpeting is too dusty for a layout room, and it would make my “roll-under” feature harder to use.
This is the most open this room will ever be, so I’m enjoying all the space while I can! After painting sky blue, I’ll start installing the untempered masonite backdrop. I’ll use the untempered material because is it is easier to bend into the corners. This coving hides the corner of the room, and gives the layout more depth. I’m also going to cove the background on the short wall as it runs up to the first row of lights on the ceiling. This horizontal curve will help to hide the fact that the north wall is so short. I’m not sure what I’m going to do where this curve meets the vertical curve at the northeast and northwest corners. Ideally, I would like to create some kind of compound curve. I guess I’ll just play that one as I come to it.
This publication has inspired me to start working on my own blog
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Nice weblog over here! I’ll subscribe roulette when it’s possible for me.
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Love the picture of the cat. I can’t remember his/her name though, looks too skinny to be Loki? Where is this modelling room of yours, in the garage?
/Johannes
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While I remain impressed over your progress and talents, my eyes kept gazing at your furry foreman on the chair. What can I say? Cats win every time.
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