Well, a HUGE part of the planning/expense for the dining room project involved sheet rock. Not necessarily the sheet rock for that room, but for the entire upstairs. James had determined that it would be nearly impossible to get sheet rock upstairs unless it was lifted through the dining room (non)ceiling. SO, we scheduled the sheet rock delivery to happen as soon as the ceiling was torn out. And as soon as the 2 guys arrived with the load (about 150 sheets), they quickly called their supervisor. They were NOT excited about the plan.
Over the next 2-1/2 hours, 6 men worked non-stop to pass 150 sheets of plywood up to the second floor THROUGH THE STAIRCASE in the garage. That's right, they refused to put it up through the dining room, choosing instead to slide it along the staircase, having to bend some of the sheets almost 90 degrees. James had to remove some studs for it to work, but after much belly-aching from the guys, the stacks were in place upstairs. And not one of the sheets came through the hole in the ceiling...
We were a bit frustrated, considering the money we had just laid out to get something we really didn't have to get at this time, but the fact is, it's done. It's ready when we're ready. And it looks awfully pretty. and promising.
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