Finished Upstairs Pine Amidst Power Outages

Lots of rain and lightning today, but luckily we hit a break in the rain upon our arrival. There are bare patches on the road coming in, but the snow is still too deep and far to slippery to risk attempting with a 4WD vehicle.

First order of the day was to finish up the pine in the master toilet room. Took a little over an hour to finish up the wood over the sconce rough in and the angled cuts against the ceiling.

Finished pin in the master toilet room.

Katie took the mitre saw's reigns for the main bathroom.

I was the measurer and nailer. 

The documentation of what's burried in the bathroom wall.

Mackenley spent the day with movies on the iPad

and building with scraps and tape.

A lightning storm killed our power just as we started

trimming the window in the stair well.

Luckily a headlamp and 20V tools allowed us to continue

until the power came back on after about 20 minutes.

With the stairwell window properly trimmed,

we'll move on to the basement.

Memorial Weekend - 3 days of Wood and Messes

Over the Memorial Day weekend we worked Friday afternoon, all day Saturday, and all day Monday.

Finished bunkroom wall on Friday evening.

The resulting bunkroom mess after 3 days.

Whereas the bunkroom took me 3 work days, I was able to finish the master bedroom in only 2 days AND start on the master bathroom wall.

Finished the master bedroom wall in 2 days.

Katie cut her finish carpentry teeth sawing boards
to length for the master bathroom.

The mess after 2 days working in the master bedroom. 

When we arrived home Monday evening I had a note from the Etsy vendor, Aqua Concrete Studio, letting me know my custom sinks are shipping in the morning! 

Custom sink for the 1/2 bathroom on the main level.

I'm in love.

After 2 workdays in the bunkroom....

After 2 workdays in the bunkroom:

I got the pine up the wall to here.

After 1 day in the bunkroom, the windows sills were trimmed
and the first 2 rows of pine installed.

And this is what one looks like after 2 workdays in the bunkroom,
frazzled and sweaty unshorn hair and beard, covered in sawdust.

Why does it take so long? Why doesn't this stuff just "go up".

• The wood isn't in the best shape so it takes a little time to choose the pieces. Some pieces are warped, and the color varies between the pieces of wood.
• You gotta set that first piece level -- it sets the course for everything afterward.
• Because this is "trimless" finish work, making the cuts around outlets, light roughins, windows and to length against walls takes a lot of time. 
• Exposed cuts have to be sanded. 
• The pine is often slightly warped and wavy, which makes setting one piece on top of the other difficult at times.
• Sometimes...I make mistakes.

What tools have I been using:

• Chop/mitre saw
• Track saw for ripping the sheets of plywood to the correct width for the window sills.
• Oscillating multi-tool for detail cuts and for sanding.
• Hole saw and drill for cutting out the holes for the sconce rough-ins. 

An hour or two left in the bunk room, then it's off to the master bedroom. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.