First coat primer inside

Brock Larson, my Dad, and I spent the day priming the entire house.

The first coat of primer went up on Saturday. We spent most of the morning taping and masking off fireplaces, windows, and can lights. Using a paint spray machine, my Dad sprayed a good quality, half tinted primer (HC-81 Manchester Tan, 284-00 White Primer), which Brock and I back rolled with low nap rollers.



The first floor (below) went fast. However, the paint was being used faster than expected, and it took me over an hour and a half to get 10 more gallons. Nowhere on the Seattle side did a Benjamin Moore have the same high quality primer, so we had to settle for a contractor grade primer. Lesson of the story. Make sure you have enough primer for the job, and call ahead of time before you go on a wild goose chase around the city looking for paint.

The second floor, once I returned, finished up quickly. Both floors ended up with a clean, smooth, almost blemish free finish.



The paint sprayer finally died on the basement floor. We had to finish rolling and cutting in with a brush. Not the best way to end the day.



Overall, a long 12 hour day.

Ready for interior priming: mudding and dusting complete

On Saturday we will prime the interior of the house.

The windows are sealed up with plastic, and the ceiling and walls (where there was mud applied to the sheetrock) were dusted with a flat mop.

Sheetrocking, cement steps, and some damage to window work

I just got back from Europe, checked up on house. Sheetrocking went up when we were away. Jason Ward helped direct the workers. They didn't seem to take to heart my father's insistence that the windows be protected and not damaged. Jason also reiterated this point when they started. Suffice to say, I am pissed.

On top of that, the guy in charge of them went over to the house after I called with my concerns and "cleaned" it all up. No problem. He did this without telling me, and when I check next, I bet there is damage.

Below are just a few representative examples. I have more pictures, but will only use them when I have to prove that damage happened.



F'ing pencil marks, also indenting the grain! WTF!! All over top floor windows.



Door jams marred, dented, and dirtied.



Some weird stain with a rag in the living room.



Even the doors with caked on mud, discoloring the finish.



The good thing is that the job is almost complete, and mudding is basically done.











From the last pour (when I was gone) - the landing for the front stairwell.







The stairwell - I don't think it is complete (probably needs to be finished off). Some airpocket holes on the vertical faces of the stairs.



Lets hope this all gets sorted out. Moral of the story. Don't trust what most people say they will do.