Attic Progress: Drywall and Primer and Paint! Oh My!
Wow, the difference a few sheets of drywall, 2 gallons of primer and 8 cans of paint can make.
I hired out the drywall job after talking with a lot of people, and I have to say, I’m glad I did. The folks at New Era Drywall in Portland were easy to work with, very friendly with Jasper, and very good at the job, much better than I could have done. In five short days, we went from bare studs to super smooth, paint-ready walls. It was fun to come home each day and see the progress that had been made, but no day was more amazing than the day they hung all the drywall … the space started to look finished!
After the final skim coat had been applied, priming was as easy as rolling on a coat over the whole surface. Because New Era had left the paper covering on the floor, and there wasn’t any trim up, it went very quickly, and I was able to do both the bedroom and the bathroom by myself in about 6 hours (spread over two nights).
Once I’d primed the space, New Era asked to come back one more time to take care of any scratches the primer revealed, and I was more than glad to let them do so, even though I didn’t see many errors while I was painting. Great attention to detail.
And then … color! We had a painting party on Saturday, and a crew of friends (thank you!) showed up to help us put on a few different colors. Most of the walls in the bedroom are a pebble grey color from Miller’s historic series, and one wall is a rusty orange. The ceiling is a warm, flat white. In the bathroom, we went with a robin’s egg blue color, with an eggshell white on the ceiling. Here’s a sneak peak at the room just before the final touch-up coat.
Flooring goes in tomorrow … we’re getting there!