Mud everywhere

Well we are almost there....at least the master is nearly ready. I spent the weekend mudding the master bedroom and managed to get the second and third coats done. Because of my lack of proficiency in regards to mudding its looking like Tuesday will be spent sanding and touching up the deficiencies in the drywall.

We are targeting Wednesday as the day we start painting. I have already ordered some super heavy duty primer/sealer. I want a paint that is forgivable especially because of my mudding skills. We also want to make sure its a good sealent as we don't want to deal with mould later. We have no vapour barrier or even isulation so we want a good seal on our interior walls.

Our buddy Dan Emond has been kind enough to volunteer his time, he is building our stair banister and railing. He is custom fabricating it and welding all the pieces together. Here are some cool photos of his work and the process involved.

The left shows Dan's set up. You would not believe the set up he has in his garage...quite something.







The photo to the right shows Dan making sure each of the pieces is square...maybe I should have done the same for our closet.





The pieces clamped in place and ready for welding.







Seven pieces down, only seven left to go...nice work Dan








This photo gives you an idea of what the pillars will look like. We will be installing lights in the bottom of these, they will be pointed to the ceiling and will light the interior of the pillars up for a nice effect.



We really want to thank Dan for the work he is doing, it will be quite an amazing piece when it's done. For those who are interested Dan is starting up a small custom light and metal fabrication shop called FLUXWORX. The idea is to create custom metal projects with light incorporated into the mix. So stay tuned to this page for a link to his site, probably not soon as he is a little busy on this project right now.