Installing Insulation & Drywall in Texas

One of the projects that wasn’t necessarily on our list, but did get tackled while we were there was a Living Room wall that previously had wooden built-ins that were removed due to water damage.  The floor in this room was also removed (that was a previous project I worked on during my first trip to Dallas – I’ll try to get some pics of before and after posted on that soon).  When the built-ins were removed, of course, other issues were exposed.  This wall had hidden wires that had been covered up, but were not in use by anything and literally just dangling in the wall.  There was also an issue that arose when the built-ins were removed.  Suddenly the ceiling fan did not work, when it had previously.  After tracing down wires and spending a good amount of time finding the issue, it was resolved and then, my husband worked thru the other random wires one to make sure none were actually supplying power, but for the most part, they seemed to go to old sconces/plugs that were no longer there.  So, after cleaning up the mess, replacing some old plugs and adding a cable outlet box, it was almost ready for drywall. 

My brother also had a new window installed while the wall was open, and when they did, they cut away a lot of the framing below and above the window, so new 2×4’s had to be cut and fit in to allow for support and drywall nailers.

After this, we picked up an extra roll of insulation to go with the leftover from the garage and I stapled it in the cavities between the studs.

Then, we took some of the drywall we had ordered for the garage and hung it there.  Since this was a climate controlled space, and you could literally see daylight between the brick and some exposed areas on the open wall, we thought this was a better use of our time and the drywall on hand to get it sealed up, protected and closer to a completed living space!

This wasn’t an overly involved job, but definitely made a big difference in both the look and temperature in the house!  Since the thermostat is located on that floor, the a/c worked overtime when it was on and made the upstairs much cooler than the downstairs.

My brother had a guy lined up to come look at the space to hopefully match up the knock down finish that’s in the rest of that room and on the ceiling. We didn’t have time to even start on mudding anything and I’ve never done a knock down finish, so to get it to match is something that is probably best handled by a professional.