Tongue and Groove in Great Room Ceiling

Drywall is beginning to be taped!

This picture shows the drywall along the dining room wall. It is in the beginning stages of taping. We hope to finish it this week and start priming for paint next week!

Tongue and Groove in Ceiling of Great Room

The ceiling of the great room is getting tongue and groove installed this week. See the little piece of blue in the center of the picture? That is a speaker wire. Gary hunted through several boards to find one that had a knot in just the right place, and he made sure the speaker wire went through that knot! Pretty cool, huh?

Master Bedroom Ceiling

Debi is proud to say that she and Gary installed the tongue and groove in the master bedroom all by themselves! The ceiling in the great room got too high for her to help after about six rows, but since the bedroom ceiling isn't vaulted, she was able to help Gary do the entire master bedroom ceiling! The gray cement board in this picture is above the fireplace and will eventually have slate or river rock on it. We can't decide which one would look best. What do you think? Slate or river rock?

Gary and Charlie Installing Tongue and Groove

Once the ceiling got past six rows, Gary needed the help of Charlie Kayser to install the tongue and groove in the ceiling. George Kayser also helped out with the ceiling before he left for his mission to Nicaragua.

We are seeing progress! Drywall is getting taped, ceilings are getting tongue and groove, and tomorrow the cement will be poured for the front stoop!