Sanded and Primed

Got all the mudding of the ceiling and walls done and sanded everything down. Primed the ceiling and walls too, so I'm ready to move onto the finishing paint, and trim. Feels kinda odd at this point that there's only a few finishing touches to do after so much time.

Look of the final sanding.

Halfway through applying the ceiling texture.

Walls all primed.

Mudding Madness

Started to mud and tape the drywall over the 4th weekend. Wasn't quite as bad as I was anticipating, as I thought the ceiling would be terrible to cope with, but it went quicker than expected. I didn't spend much on the tools. All I needed for the first coat was a 6" drywall knife, a corner trowel and mudding hawk. Plus of course a 5 gallon bucket of pre-mixed joint compound. For the larger joints I actually stuck fiberglass tape to the joints, applied mud, then used paper tape on the joint as well.

Tools of the trade...

As seen, I over used the screws and didn't need to use as many as I did, but at least the walls will be solid. They definitely aren't going anywhere. So - I've completed the first coat. I applied two coats over the screw holes and applied a 6-8" bead of mud for the tape seams. Applying a uniform amount of mud to the seam first, then applying the paper tape and using a good amount of pressure to secure the tape ensured that it was bubble-free. I'd then apply a bead of mud over the tape. The biggest issue was not applying the tape straight which would cause issues with crinkling, etc.

before...

after

before...

after

A look at the ceiling work.