Getting Drywall Into a House In The Winter

well originally this was supposed to be a very sad update because of the snow we got insulation but we can't get drywall in here there's nowhere to put it there's snow on the ground and there's no garage to bring it in not to mention the roads are terrible but we have great news we were able to find a company that has a crane delivery system so they'll be able to get it here but they can't come down this road the roads are way too narrow so we have plan B let me show you fortunately this building has two roads that it's surround one at the top of the hill where the driveway is and then one down below this is going to be the winter access towards the cabin so the guys at L&W came out check that area out and they said they have these cranes that are able to lift up these pallets of drywall and get them into the building the only caveat here is they're able to go like 80 ft tall for like apartment complexes and stuff but when it comes to the side they say they only have about 40 to 50 ft reach it's about 50 ft from the road to this spot oh actually to this door here so fingers crossed when they're going to show up worst case scenario we get it here and then try to slide it in but at least we got them coming they're going to be here in about an hour so I'm going to go meet them cuz these roads out here well they suck [Music] I don't like this one bit I think they're having balance issues the ground has went from Ice to Mud the stabilizing Jacks apparently says throws off the sensors balancing of the boom he's calling somebody it's either ice or mud I don't know which one's worse at this moment as soon as my crane is on this side my AR is going down yeah that's kind of dangerous I mean that that's a point where for the limit and as soon as we pass that limit the crane can go tip over yeah so I actually you can see the yeah I see the indication yeah but like I say it's I have to extend the crane too far so for me right now it's kind of dangerous I just pull my balls and let him know but I mean I I'm here I want to try and I want to do it right I mean this is this is original dirt virgin soil right here the problem is I don't have more space on that side and if I didn't extend the the whole all the way out yeah it it's my alarm is going to stop the crane okay the ground was frozen with moisture and now it's melting so it's squeezing all the water out of it stabilizers are getting sucked into the dirt into the mud we're trying to find a nice solid spot but we're between a rock and a hard place here not a whole lot of wiggle room we're like right here we're 50 ft away from having drywall those Jacks Are maxed out so we're trying to build up a little platform on them okay I was getting really disheartened there for a second but these guys are amazing they're coming up with options and ideas and I mean they they refuse to quit and I love that yes we have to manhand a little bit which no big deal at least we're getting our drywall into this building man cuz if they had to turn around and go home because of safety issues with the crane then I again an ongoing story with this crane Fiasco out here right multiple cranes but then we would have had to not only wait till Springtime but also dry enough of a springtime that all the moisture melts out the ground is nice rock hard but we're back in business baby we're back we're back Merry Christmas yeah thank you anything I could ever hope for finally did happen we got the drywall in here that means we're going to keep trucking and because we're going to keep trucking drywallers are coming up tomorrow set up their scaffolding to start hanging the stuff they're promising me that they're going to start taping in like 3 days so fingers crossed we just going to see the plan here is going to be they're going to hang it they're going to Mud it textured the whole shebang and then I'm going to come in and start priming it painting it and do what I can do do my part on it all right so today's the day the dry wallers are coming and start hanging the drywall up they were supposed to be here on two different occasions but one time they couldn't find the cabin which I don't know how that happens second time the roads were way too bad they were having a hard time getting here so roads don't look like they any proofed today but apparently their truck broke down that's how that road situation affected them but they're here they're ready to work and I'm excited for this let's go check it [Music] out this is absolutely incredible these guys are crushing it they hung up all the drywall in Just 2 days and the guys are already taping up all the seams already it's nuts how fast we got three heaters running in there try to make sure everything dries I got to come back tomorrow to refuel the heaters make sure that we have adequate amount temperature in there to make sure the stuff dries and doesn't crack on us this is the scrap pieces that are left over which these guys are way more efficient with the drywall than my framers were those guys were just cutting tiny pieces off and throwing it away man I love finding guys that are good at their job and they're fast at it and I don't have to solve anybody else's problems that's the best so today is day four of drywall work they're not here they're letting the coats dry I'm delivering fule right now for the diesel heaters but uh I just saw something in the snow check this out this is crazy okay here's for a reference this is my hand that right there pretty sure a wolf track We Got Claws going in there I think it's big I mean they're just like walking all the way down and now right there is my place so they're just walking up and down this place man it's expected it's in the woods right it's but kind of scary man I don't want to see a wolf on my property man so awesome seeing the progress here so they got the corners all done up they specifically asked me they're like do you want to put trim around and wear and I said no no I want you to do a nice clean wrap I told them to do square or rounded the triangle ones are definitely the ones to do it on but there were some questions like the rest of the windows and doors what we're going to do with them so I kind of made an executive decision to kind of keep it more of this I don't know like a modern feel to it so even over here on the sliding doors nice squared wrapped all four ways around so I don't have to put trim on there the only thing we're going to have to do is with this front door because there's not enough meat right there to grab on to put any kind of dry ball so that's that's inevitable and I also made one last executive decision is in the kitchen I'm going to do trim and a window sill there reason why is I think it's going to look so much cleaner with the transition being the trim for the backsplash that will go on there so you'll have the sink backplash coming all the way up and you'll be able to have that border there to kind of break up you know the transition between the corner and the backsplash itself everything is so nice and smooth I'm so impressed how much of artist drywallers are So the plan is tomorrow they're going to come and start doing the skim coat on it once they're done with that I believe in 2 days after that they will do the texture on it and he says I'll be able to see some samples before I can say yay or nay on it but my favorite part is we're able to have the beam completely exposed and they asked me if I wanted to wrap it and I said no I know it's hard to get all the cracks and the crevices all covered but it would really look so much nicer if this freaking monstrosity of a gland beam you guys remember the installation 64 ft long 5,000 lb we got to see it up there we definitely got to see it guys it's been officially 8 Days the drywall is not only hung the drywall they not only taped it not only Flo everything but now today we officially have texture we have texture on the walls now they still have to come back for one more day it's about 95% dry once it fully cured overnight they're going to come and do the finishing sand to break it all down as you can see it's still Rough Around the Edges here so they'll get a nice clean float on it clean nice sand to it and it'll be subtle enough the exactly the way we want to the exact look that we want to go for now in case you're wondering what does it cost to do almost a 2,000t cabin for drywall well is about $4,300 for the materials with delivery and the labor that all came into fruition here was $115,000 yes that's steep but man when I saw these guys busting their ass doing this I realized that it's worth every pen not only did they solve problems like getting here with snow terrain dealing with heat problems but also able to do it in a timely manner which yes I could have maybe found somebody for $2 $3,000 less but the peace of mind that's that's golden and the reason I didn't do it myself is because it would not turn out as clean and as perfect for a new construction as it did right here well that is it for me this week thanks so much for watching this cabin series make sure you subscribe to continue to see how we finish the sucker out in the meantime here's a video I think you might enjoy