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Home » Buy and hold real estate investing properties » 4th House: Raised Bungalow Build » Week 19: Drywall stage of construction

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Week 19: Drywall stage of construction

We are building a new house, acting as our own general contractor. Almost 20 weeks in and we’re at the drywall stage of our new home construction.

Once we had all the electrical and plumbing and HVAC finished in the upstairs, and once it all passed inspection, we were able to get our drywall contractor in. We hired Rattray & Sons Enterprises Ltd from Ottawa to do the drywall, and we couldn’t be happier with their work. The drywall guys came in and had the whole house boarded in two days.

My brother works for Rattray & Sons as a mudder, which was one of the reasons why we hired them. My brother is amazing at mudding drywall. It takes a special person to do that job, and he is so good at it and also very quick and efficient. He did three coats of mud on the entire house, all by himself, and said he enjoyed it. When he was finished his third coat of the drywall mud, all he had to do was a light sanding and the walls felt as smooth as glass. The finished drywall makes such a huge difference, it makes the house feel more like a home and less like a construction zone. I will leave you with some pictures of our drywall stage of construction.

Garagenew drywall stage of construction

Mudroomnew drywall stage of construction in an owner built raised bungalow

Front Halldrywall stage of construction

Living Roomliving room new drywall stage of construction

Kitchenkitchen new drywall stage of constructionkitchen new drywall

HallwayNew drywall stage of construction hallway

Bedroomsbedroom drywalldrywallbedroom drywall

Bathroombathroom drywall

Master Bedroommaster bedroom drywallmaster bedroom drywalldrywall stage of construction

Ensuite Bathroomensuite new drywall stage of construction

Walk-in closetdrywall stage of construction

If you’re on the drywall stage of construction, and want to hang your own drywall, here are some useful resources:

  • How to hang drywall
  • Lowe’s How to hang drywall
  • How to tape and mud drywall


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  1. How To Build A House | The Vanderveen House says:
    December 31, 2016 at 10:39 am

    […] by Dejong Masonry. Also in September my brother came to live with us for a week and he did all the drywall mudding […]

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  2. How To Build A House • The Vanderveen House says:
    March 22, 2017 at 12:31 pm

    […] by Dejong Masonry. Also in September my brother came to live with us for a week and he did all the drywall mudding […]

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    April 10, 2017 at 2:18 pm

    […] week the drywall goes in, and soon we can start doing all the pretty finishing […]

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