Our contractor and neighbor came over Friday and Saturday this week and we have a sheetrocked stairway now!  It was not easy sheetrocking that section over the stairs, we left the original ceiling in place (there are only 2 ceilings in the whole house we are leaving, this one and the front livingroom).  They sheetrocked right over it.  Not easy since my neighbor is afraid of heights, that will be one section he is not taping 🙂

Stairwell from the top

The wall of the stairwell

Our closet wall at the top of the stairs

Outside Alex’s room at the top of the stairs

The window at the top of the stairs

There’s a lot of taping and spackling to get done now.  The diningroom has some sheetrocking to finish up, then some of that will be taped, the front hallway, stairway and upstairs section.  That will be the next couple of weeks.  In the meantime I need to get some electrical done in the hallway upstairs and we’ll be able to start moving that way.

Ryan and I worked on finishing touches in the bathroom, I sealed the counter (because I noticed it darkened when wet so it probably would be good to seal), all the rods and bars were installed, the mirror was hung.  It’s just about complete, we’re waiting on the shower rod to come tomorrow (although we moved the one from downstairs temporarily for now).  I’ll get final pictures tomorrow when the rod is in.  We have to paint the door and get that hung back up and then it will be really done, doors are always last in this house 🙂