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Can't wait til the P100 filters arrive for my respirator. We bought a house & are excited to do some work.
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First random assortment of tools dropped off.
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Bye bye gross drop ceiling in the kitchen.
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Just before getting to work taking down the drop ceiling in the living room.
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The difference of a few decades of electrical engineering. Green = ground.
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Took less time to remove dozens of drop ceiling anchors than I thought, but it was still a pain.
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Initial section of bare sheetrock in the living room.
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Finally found some of the original plaster.
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Damaged plaster under the wallpaper revealed
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Down comes the wallpaper backing from the ceiling.
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Horsehair plaster under the wallpaper. Brick looks good underneath.
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Repairing plaster ceiling
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Repairing plaster ceiling
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One way to repair a plaster ceiling. Now to apply joint compound.
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Repairing plaster ceiling
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A few layers of joint compound on the ceiling. I'm getting better at this stuff.
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A few layers of joint compound on the ceiling.
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A few layers of joint compound on the ceiling.
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My trash day helper. 11 contractor bags, filled by our friend Rachel. ~425²ft of broken down drop ceiling tiles.
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I've wanted one of these for years. Now to do some more demo work & pallet stuff.
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Time to skim coat the entire first floor ceiling.
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Decisions decisions. Drywall, vapor barrier, styrofoam, wallpaper, horsehair plaster, brick.
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About halfway done skim coating the ceiling.
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Finished skim coat of the ceiling. There's 10 gallons of joint compound up there now.
