re: kitchen renovation, in progress

finally got to finishing the laundry room ceiling...the 1x4's over the popcorn turned out great. so much better looking and avoided the mess from either removing the drywall or scraping the popcorn. ready for paint









now that thats done we can paint the kitchen and this new ceiling, and that will be a wrap on this project.

le pont du sexe is fully operational.
next inside the house will be dining area and bedroom ceilings/paint (the last of the popcorn) and then the downstairs bathroom which has been frozen in time complete with linoleum floor, wallpaper and composite molded sinks. that will complete the exterior and downstairs interior.

easy but you need two people on ladders. Cut the boards short so they will fit easily and then rip boards for trim to cover the ends. 1-1/2” finish brad nails for 3/4” boards

you ain’t lying
I was a contractor for 25 years and I hate gypsum board with all of my heart. For every condition there are at least three better alternatives

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he proper tool to cut back the brick wound up being a hammer and a flathead screwdriver

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while not the same (but similar) my FiL gave me a ridiculous invicta watch with about 15 links too many.

i ruined my watch pin-removal tool trying to get a pin out; followed by purchasing and ruining an entire watch kit designed to...take watch pins out.

finally i put that motherfricker in a vise with some soft towels to clamp it down, took a finishing nail and a hammer and beat the frick out of it until the pin emerged enough i could pull it out. had to repeat the process on a second pin then put it back together.

you'd never know, the only damage was to the end of the pin itself that the nail was driving into.

our long popcorn nightmare will shortly be at an end. praise be to he

not hitting anything past the drywall usually. They are sticking like glue I had to bust out the prybar to get a couple fubar boards off after nailing. The wall trim pins the ends also. Plus these boards are super lightweight

we are using 9/16’s in the living room due to some existing trim issues and those are even lighter. I’m not concerned until I need to be LOL

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Popcorn is back in

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Well damn. Just scraped a whole house for a customer.

dining and bar area ceilings done.





still have to replace those can lights but waiting on the new ones to come in. Other than that (and paint) this project is DONE hallelujah

I’ll post some pix once the kitchen wall paint is done and the ceilings are painted but for now all the tools are finally put away and my front porch no longer is lumber storage. It’s like a new house now

it’s hard to show in pictures how much of an improvement it is in looks covering up that popcorn. This method was fairly easy for two people to do. I recommend it if you like the look of the board seams to show

the boards on my cathedral ceilings (I hired professionals for that) show no sign of sagging or anything and they’ve been up since February