Death by drywall

Well I took some time off so I could complete all the drywall. Had time in the afternoon to at least relax, but drywall is so time consuming and exhausting, I feel like it took way more time than it should have. But, it's now all done (mostly). I still have to put up a second layer and some green glue on the adjoining wall to the bathroom.
Also realized the outlet for the mounted tv was going to be too low, and that there wasn't proper framing for mounting a solid tv, so I had the rewire the outlet and also nail in some additional support.

Plenty of support now.

A look at the mount mocked up.

Finally I can finish drywalling now...

Journey to drywall

Well, I finally got there. Actually, finally isn't the proper term as I've seemed to complete this room rather quickly. Finished up all the ceiling and wall insulation, along with insulating the ductwork. Also finished up the last of some framing to ensure the drywall had plenty of points to anchor into. It's definitely starting to look like a room now.

Can still see into the adjoining utility room.

Just a little missing. Too many tools in the way.

Insulation closes off the room from the utility space.

10 sheets of drywall carried down so far.

First sheet up!

Crazy for insulation

Since I was getting more insulation and all the drywall for the downstairs room delivered, I decided to add on enough R30 insulation to finally insulate the garage attic. I insulated the walls in the garage years ago which helped keep out the cold in the winter, but was always meaning to also insulate the attic as in the summer, the garage will get scorching hot. So... insulation procured...

6 bags of R30 24" batted insulation.

Woke up early and started one day and only got through one bag. As the access to the attic was too small to fit a full bag through, I had to carry up one batt at a time which was extremely tedious. After the frustration I gave up for the day. Next day I formulated a better plan and made a ramp of spare chipboard to slide the batts into the attic. This allowed me to get more insulation into the attic to work on, so I wasn't constantly going up and down the ladder (or less so).

The chipboard slider.

As many batts as possible slid and hucked into the attic.

Getting there...

A look from the garage access to the attic.

All done! 4 bags of shiny white, 2 bags of dirty brown.

And butting up to the blown in cellulose over the living space.