Now You See It - Now You Don't

After a second and third coat of mud and wet sanding, then a coat of primer the beam almost disappears. It looks better and once the touch up paint on the walls goes on, it will be like it wasn't there. I hope.

Before

During

Going.

Gone, at least it doesn't stand out.

Alway Something To Finish

It's been a while since I did any drywall work and this needed to be done. The beam in the living room had to be covered up and if we are to move out, hopefully soon then it's best to get it done now, before the floors are finished.

Adding a little drywall

This little step makes a difference.

Add a corner bead and some mud.

Once the mud dries, I'll wet sand to keep the dust done.

Exposing The Beam

This beam is in the living room and was covered by drywall. We could see the original beam and ReBecca wanted to see if we could leave it exposed. Well after pulling off the drywall the beam was beefed up with a few extra boards, it looks like this was done to provide additional support because it appears to have been a load bearing location. I try to dress it up later to give it that old look. When it's done there will be pictures.

Beam with drywall.

Exposed beam, with lots of nails.