ok ok I finally got the pictures off my camera...ended up bringing my laptop home from work to do it. So without further ado...
Frames attached to the 150, in place
First piece of sheetrock up
Walls have been painted too. No more purple!
Best tool ever
quarter-round molding that will be along the floor
this is the wood i'm building the window frames from
I built Hofer gurgle-busters for my overflows - helped the noise level dramatically.
All the sheetrock hung
All the windows are covered with plastic to keep dust out from behind the wall. The turtle tank is taped off from behind because the glass is inset further than the rest. Gives a nice teaser as to what it will look like.
right-hand side of the room
this is me thinking to myself "yeah screw this..." I had half a bucket of drywall compound in my basement for a few years, and it had separated pretty badly. I was trying to mix it up to use it, but it ended up getting trashed and I just bought some new stuff.
Liz painting the walls
First coat of mud
wood frames installed
the frames for the turtle tank are a bit deeper
first coat of mud sanded
On the upside, everyone has decided I suck at tape and seam so badly they won't let me do it any more, so Liz's dad has been helping out. Fine with me, he'll do a better job and, hey, I don't have to do it.
The mud should be getting finished up tomorrow, final skimcoat/sanding, so I'm hoping by Sunday I can look at getting it painted. Then, the only thing left will be to build and install the false wall to fill that doorway on the left, and repaint the ceiling and that room will be pretty much done. As fas as the fish stuff goes, next big thing will be running water lines behind the wall to hook up an auto-drip system. Goodbye, syphoning.
