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get rid of the hoist, clear the floor area, and get another body to assist you. always begin drylined ceilings from the center of the room and work your way to the edges for cutting walls that are not square. Doing a great job HAVE FUN.
The hoists are fantastic, The bloke we got to gyprock our ceiling used one and watching him was amazing. The gyprock went up so quickly and neatly, just takes time to get used to using it I imagine, like any machinery.
Im betting that since this was 5 months ago you have figured out by now that its easier to rock a wall in sheets installed longside horizontally. Jam a full sheet into the corner, cut off the extra next to the door opening. Then you can see the top half of the wall stud to place your screws. Snatch up the cut off piece and rest it on the top edge of the bottom sheet. You will be able to follow the path of your screws all the way to the top. Viola!
Before you close in all of the walls it can be fun to leave something behind. When I was a kid my Dad let us draw all over the basement bare walls before he built a finished room. We moved without seeing it again but whoever remodeled it next probably thought the previous owners were nuts Since you’ll hopefully be here for the rest of your days you can leave something for your future grandkids I don’t know. Just I thought I had at the start of this video. You’re getting close to closing all of the walls. Must feel great. Now that the bulk of the spiders are dislodged, it looks great to me too (Did I mention how much I hate spiders?) Thanks for the video ✌️💚🌱
Oh Trish, the spiders are bloody massive, you would love them 😜 I hope they stay behind the plasterboard 😬 Great idea to draw all over the walls, I remember we let our daughter do this before repainting our upstairs in our last house, however it was a big mistake as poster colour paints are really hard to cover up 🙈
Hi guys! Just found your channel the other day and have been binge watching from the start. Rob, you and Claire deserve SO MUCH respect for undertaking this reno. Claire reminds me of my wife; I call her my little backhoe (Canadian Term). Don't let loose lips sink your ship, as there will always be those naysayers out there. It is great to see the low-grade tasks undertaken and the constant forging on through the worst/hardest of them. Greetings from Nova Scotia, Canada!
Ahh thankyou so much for tuning in! We feel so overwhelmed by these comments from the different corners of the world, words cannot describe. We just keep soldiering on, not really expecting anyone to notice or have interest. Thank you so much for your lovely comment ❤️
Love that lifter, once you got the hang of it, it seemed to work really well. Wish we’d had something like with the plywood in the bedrooms, might have saved me 2 weeks with a bad back! 😂 Looks so good to see the plasterboard going on. Oh and that view from window looks beautiful! “If I were a piece of wood, I think I’d be here”! Love it! It’s all starting to come together now! 🎉
Thanks guys, sometimes you have to put up the frustrating times as well as the good times. Frustration continued from plumbing, to wiring to plasterboarding, by golly I hope what comes next will be easier! 🤣 Thanks for commenting 🙂
Aww I hope so too for you. It’s soul destroying when it feels like everything is stacked against you all the time. Fingers crossed for a smooth sailing next job. ❤
You're doing better than me. The first time I tried using a dry wall lift, without all the extraneous bits in the way, I think it took me almost a whole day to do the ceiling in my living room.
hi ! i think it is going good, i may have some ideas that could improve the plasterboard issues you have. the people i have watched putting up plasterboard start whit the walls first and they left out a little on the top of the plasterboard so when they are starting whit the roof then they have something they can rest the roof plasterboard on. basically they use the walls plasterboard to help them put up the roof plasterboard. hope you have a good day anyways :)
Reading the directions is one thing, right. Maybe watching it done on a utube video will make you more comfortable hanging the sheet rock. All the DIY., English and French videoes use the lifter for sheet rock. That room being small, narrow and low ceilings would feel tight too I bet. As you say it’s a learning curve. You love a challenge, you can do it! M.
Drywall is a pain in the a$$ no matter what country you’re living in! I feel your pain Rob! 😅 Good on you guys for getting the lift though, makes doing the ceiling much easier! ❤
I feel your pain with the boarding. It must be nice to notice the improvement in heat retention and the change in acoustics as you insulated and board each area. The large bedroom window looks great now it's surrounded by board - Like a painting on the wall. Once the materials are shifted upstairs that part will be easier to close up as at least you'll have more room to move and work generally. Great video. Thank you.
Very true! We seem to have been working around so much stuff for months! Moving from one side to the other and back 🙄The sound is incredibly different, as we used to hear the rain on the tin roof. Thanks for watching 😊
Yes we may go this route, but as MVHR is not common in Ireland really, we are really just preparing for it should we decide down the line to install it fully. Thank you so much though for your comment 😊
Push your screws in abit more so you can plaster over them . Your doing a great job. Maybe also use your cut offs for tight places and the one that broke you can still use if you cut it.
Ahh yes, the perfect screwing in. Too much and the bloody thing goes all the way and breaks the board. Yes we were striving for just below the board level. Thank you for commenting 🙂
I rented a lifter to do my kitchen ceiling and it really saved my back and neck. I also staggered my seams. I tried so hard to make it perfect, and that was impossible as our cabin is not square!!! Far from good but good from afar...
Check out The Pethericks a few blogs back they were doing the plaster boarding. Had a pro plasterer Simon doing it and he explained everything as he went. Also you really need to clear your work area to make room to swing that cat. lol good luck. 😊
Thank you for mentioning this, we will take a look. Yes it is difficult to swing a cat in this space, we do need to address this also. Thank you for watching 😊
There’s also another blogger to check out. Which is “Escape to the dream” again a few blogs back they undertook ceilings. It like the Pethericks are about chateaus but the plaster board work is the same principle I think. Hope you find the time as you’re both so very busy. Take care good luck 😉
It's so hard for you to film and work, I totally understand but we love seeing all the work lol if you worked late in the evening, are your children old enough to film for you? Or they probably refuse lol
Our kids were very useful at the start, but the novelty wears off after a 8 months of living in a caravan with your parents 🤣 However if there is money involved we could be on to something 😉
Hi! I just started watching your videos! They are fascinating! Quick question about your venting for your extractor. Since your vent tube is so long is it possible that condensation might accumulate in the tube, especially where it dips down, and cause leaking in your ceiling? I watched a video from Martin Johnson, Off Grid Living, and he had a problem with this. His venting was over an unheated space so it might be different but I do think that as the steamy air cools, even in a heated space, since it will be slightly cooler than the steamy air, it might condense. Just a thought for you to consider. Marty said that the rule is to make the vent tube as short as possible to the outside.
The hoist is called T-MECH and as with everything we have, it is from Amazon. I could locate the receipt and do I don't know the price off hand, I'm sorry. Thank you for watching 😊
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Clare & Rob
get rid of the hoist, clear the floor area, and get another body to assist you. always begin drylined ceilings from the center of the room and work your way to the edges for cutting walls that are not square. Doing a great job HAVE FUN.
Thanks for the tips! All nice to hear from someone who has experience of this. Thanks for watching 😊
@@WestCorkWander ye are a great couple guys ''go raibh maith agat'' ☺
The hoists are fantastic, The bloke we got to gyprock our ceiling used one and watching him was amazing. The gyprock went up so quickly and neatly, just takes time to get used to using it I imagine, like any machinery.
Practice makes perfect Janet, like you said, same with most things for the first time they seem alien. Thanks for commenting 🙂
Rob you are amazing,you can do anything and every thing,smart funny guy.
Thanks, I have my moments 🥰
Im betting that since this was 5 months ago you have figured out by now that its easier to rock a wall in sheets installed longside horizontally. Jam a full sheet into the corner, cut off the extra next to the door opening. Then you can see the top half of the wall stud to place your screws. Snatch up the cut off piece and rest it on the top edge of the bottom sheet. You will be able to follow the path of your screws all the way to the top. Viola!
Oh gosh so much learnt about sheet rock, you would not believe. We learnt by our mistakes alright 😊
Before you close in all of the walls it can be fun to leave something behind. When I was a kid my Dad let us draw all over the basement bare walls before he built a finished room.
We moved without seeing it again but whoever remodeled it next probably thought the previous owners were nuts
Since you’ll hopefully be here for the rest of your days you can leave something for your future grandkids
I don’t know. Just I thought I had at the start of this video. You’re getting close to closing all of the walls. Must feel great. Now that the bulk of the spiders are dislodged, it looks great to me too
(Did I mention how much I hate spiders?)
Thanks for the video ✌️💚🌱
Oh Trish, the spiders are bloody massive, you would love them 😜 I hope they stay behind the plasterboard 😬 Great idea to draw all over the walls, I remember we let our daughter do this before repainting our upstairs in our last house, however it was a big mistake as poster colour paints are really hard to cover up 🙈
Clear the rooms floor totally so you’re safer and the boards can come through quicker and safer too.
Sensible 👍, thanks for watching😊
Hi guys! Just found your channel the other day and have been binge watching from the start. Rob, you and Claire deserve SO MUCH respect for undertaking this reno. Claire reminds me of my wife; I call her my little backhoe (Canadian Term). Don't let loose lips sink your ship, as there will always be those naysayers out there. It is great to see the low-grade tasks undertaken and the constant forging on through the worst/hardest of them. Greetings from Nova Scotia, Canada!
Ahh thankyou so much for tuning in! We feel so overwhelmed by these comments from the different corners of the world, words cannot describe. We just keep soldiering on, not really expecting anyone to notice or have interest. Thank you so much for your lovely comment ❤️
For the wall cutouts, I used my old 1980's red lipstick to mark the area, pressed the board, removed, then cut on the red line!
Love it, I'll lend Rob some !
Love your attitude..fuck it I will figure it out... exactly how I built my house 24 years ago.... keep it up !
I hope that attitude worked well for you🤞🤣 Sometimes this is the only way to learn. Thanks for commenting 😊
Feck it!!! 😂 first time I heard it was on father Ted 😅 so funny. Love you guys
Awesome tv right there! Love Fr Ted
Love that lifter, once you got the hang of it, it seemed to work really well. Wish we’d had something like with the plywood in the bedrooms, might have saved me 2 weeks with a bad back! 😂 Looks so good to see the plasterboard going on. Oh and that view from window looks beautiful!
“If I were a piece of wood, I think I’d be here”! Love it!
It’s all starting to come together now! 🎉
Thanks guys, sometimes you have to put up the frustrating times as well as the good times. Frustration continued from plumbing, to wiring to plasterboarding, by golly I hope what comes next will be easier! 🤣 Thanks for commenting 🙂
Aww I hope so too for you. It’s soul destroying when it feels like everything is stacked against you all the time. Fingers crossed for a smooth sailing next job. ❤
You're doing better than me. The first time I tried using a dry wall lift, without all the extraneous bits in the way, I think it took me almost a whole day to do the ceiling in my living room.
They are tricky especially in small places. I guess once you you get the hang of it, like anything, it becomes easier. Thank you for commenting 😊
Go on ye boy ye! 👏 well done mucker👍you are both a credit to yourselves ☘️🍺👍
Ahh thankyou! Nothing to it, but to get to it 😜
Ps a Stanley knife is what I use , slice the paper n crack the sheet ,
Haha funny we just went out yesterday and bought a new Stanley and new blades. Never more prepared 😉 Thanks for the comment 😄
hi !
i think it is going good, i may have some ideas that could improve the plasterboard issues you have.
the people i have watched putting up plasterboard start whit the walls first and they left out a little on the top of the plasterboard so when they are starting whit the roof then they have something they can rest the roof plasterboard on.
basically they use the walls plasterboard to help them put up the roof plasterboard.
hope you have a good day anyways :)
Great tip, thank you we might give this a go. Thank you 😊
Reading the directions is one thing, right. Maybe watching it done on a utube video will make you more comfortable hanging the sheet rock. All the DIY., English and French videoes use the lifter for sheet rock. That room being small, narrow and low ceilings would feel tight too I bet. As you say it’s a learning curve. You love a challenge, you can do it! M.
Do we love a challenge, yes I guess we do😜 Suckers for punishment, thank you for commenting 😊
Drywall is a pain in the a$$ no matter what country you’re living in! I feel your pain Rob! 😅 Good on you guys for getting the lift though, makes doing the ceiling much easier! ❤
Yes, the lift is good but then is massive to move about, but then completely takes the heavy lifting out of the job.
I feel your pain with the boarding. It must be nice to notice the improvement in heat retention and the change in acoustics as you insulated and board each area.
The large bedroom window looks great now it's surrounded by board - Like a painting on the wall.
Once the materials are shifted upstairs that part will be easier to close up as at least you'll have more room to move and work generally.
Great video. Thank you.
Very true! We seem to have been working around so much stuff for months! Moving from one side to the other and back 🙄The sound is incredibly different, as we used to hear the rain on the tin roof. Thanks for watching 😊
We learn best by doing,...you did great!💕
So true! I feel like the last year has been a roller coaster of learning, we could write a book! Thanks for watching 😊
I hate drywallin your given me flashbacks when i done our ole farmhouse lol....
Haha, yes I think this will give us flashbacks! Thanks for watching 😊
You need a whole house fan with thermostat you can find them at Loxwe or home depot
Yes we may go this route, but as MVHR is not common in Ireland really, we are really just preparing for it should we decide down the line to install it fully. Thank you so much though for your comment 😊
Push your screws in abit more so you can plaster over them . Your doing a great job. Maybe also use your cut offs for tight places and the one that broke you can still use if you cut it.
Ahh yes, the perfect screwing in. Too much and the bloody thing goes all the way and breaks the board. Yes we were striving for just below the board level. Thank you for commenting 🙂
@@WestCorkWander look up "Drywall bit" - they are designed to countersink the drywall screw to the correct depth.
Thank you for this 👍
I rented a lifter to do my kitchen ceiling and it really saved my back and neck. I also staggered my seams. I tried so hard to make it perfect, and that was impossible as our cabin is not square!!! Far from good but good from afar...
Always great to hear from the experienced 😊 You know even on the straightest wall I feel it would not line up. Thanks for watching👍
May you laugh at the days of frustration when you get to lay your heads beneath that ceiling❤
This is true Liz! We will probably laugh then watching the videos back 😂
Check out The Pethericks a few blogs back they were doing the plaster boarding. Had a pro plasterer Simon doing it and he explained everything as he went. Also you really need to clear your work area to make room to swing that cat. lol good luck. 😊
Thank you for mentioning this, we will take a look. Yes it is difficult to swing a cat in this space, we do need to address this also. Thank you for watching 😊
There’s also another blogger to check out. Which is “Escape to the dream” again a few blogs back they undertook ceilings. It like the Pethericks are about chateaus but the plaster board work is the same principle I think. Hope you find the time as you’re both so very busy. Take care good luck 😉
Thank you so much for taking the time to let us know this 👍
well done ,x
Thank you for watching ☺️
looks fun
I guess it was a kind of fun, thanks for commenting 🙂
Love the videos
Great, always nice to know if what we produce is watchable 😂
Im going to give you some mega value advice,always keep a pencil behind your ear,youre welcome
Haha thankyou, that and a tool belt and knee pads 🤣
@@WestCorkWander what a life you have,
It's so hard for you to film and work, I totally understand but we love seeing all the work lol if you worked late in the evening, are your children old enough to film for you? Or they probably refuse lol
Our kids were very useful at the start, but the novelty wears off after a 8 months of living in a caravan with your parents 🤣 However if there is money involved we could be on to something 😉
Great job.No landscape today 😢.
Anne, I know I must get back to the garden, but being honest it's been quite quiet over the last week. Update next week 🤞 Thanks for asking 🙂
Hi! I just started watching your videos! They are fascinating! Quick question about your venting for your extractor. Since your vent tube is so long is it possible that condensation might accumulate in the tube, especially where it dips down, and cause leaking in your ceiling? I watched a video from Martin Johnson, Off Grid Living, and he had a problem with this. His venting was over an unheated space so it might be different but I do think that as the steamy air cools, even in a heated space, since it will be slightly cooler than the steamy air, it might condense. Just a thought for you to consider. Marty said that the rule is to make the vent tube as short as possible to the outside.
Yeah it's a fair point. Were not 100% sure but we did make the conduit easily accessible! 🤞🤞
Rob, have checked the comments, but don't see the name of the hoist. Was it a good price and where did you buy it?
The hoist is called T-MECH and as with everything we have, it is from Amazon. I could locate the receipt and do I don't know the price off hand, I'm sorry. Thank you for watching 😊
Are your studs 16 in. on center?
They sure are ... Well as best we could!
Having worked in a hospital for years I feel your pain trying to move that thing around in limited/small space. Doggo doesn't care for it either.
Ugh, it is painful especially in a tight bedroom space. Roo would much prefer a game of ball. Thanks for watching 😊
Don't worry too much about what you are covering with Trim, skirting and such. No one will see it when it's finished.
Yes, I think it's just easy to want everything to look ok, trim or no trim🙂
Great machine if your getting paid by the Hour , it pains me to watch this
Tell me about it! Fingers crossed we will improve as we go on. Thank you for watching 😊
It’s great to see the progress Welldone, if you where closer I’d be willing to help , keep up the good work lol😂
Ahh thankyou, comments from far and wide are a massive help and inspiration 💗