Installing drywall takes FOREVER. Once the insulation passes inspection they started nailing in the drywall over the insulation and on the ceilings. They used purple drywall in the bathroom walls because they are better for wet areas. That took several days.

Then they had to tape and apply joint compound to seal up all of the seams. This they had to dry which takes several days in a house with no HVAC during the wet winter weather .

Once finally dry, they sanded it down. The place was so dusty it looked like it was snowing.

Lastly they apply the texture. Here is where things went wrong. SO SO SO wrong. I was told that super smooth walls were hard to achieve without very skilled workers, that they took a long time and were expensive. They recommended a “fine orange peel” would as a good compromise, so I let them do their thing without asking questions. This is what we ended up with.

Now that is a bumpy orange.

It is all I can do to not personally take some sandpaper to the walls every time I go over there. (I did actually gear up with a mask and sanding block to sand a few walls but not really sure I made much of a dent!) There is heavy texture all over the walls and ceiling. It’s nauseating. We literally have nightmares about it.

The drywall team is cleaned up and out of the picture. I asked the painter to add some sanding to his plan. I didn’t expect smooth walls, but anything to take the edge off would have been great.

Unfortunately, the painter didn’t really do any sanding! I think it was all a little overwhelming. After paint (and my attempt at sanding) it looked like this:

The bathrooms where the worst though. That semi-gloss paint really brings out the texture in a terrible way.