Finally getting around to building the other half of the wall I knocked down to expand the bathroom. As handy as it was having some make-shift shelving, it was about time to put it back to a proper wall. That and it probably looks a bit unsightly having sheets of drywall sitting in the hallway.
So in order to put up the drywall, I first had to finish off the wall socket (subject of another post) and move the light switch. Both simple tasks, both took much longer than expected. Anyway, with all the electrical in the right place, it was time for ..... Rockwool.
This is a mineral wool sound deadening material that per code needs to go up in partition walls with bathrooms. It comes in 120 x 60 slabs and just slides into the void and stick through compression. Pretty easy to work with. The only issue that I had was that my studs are 40cm centres so I had to do a bit extra in the way of cutting.
With the fluffy stuff in place, I finally got the drywall up. Given the sloping ceiling and the great opportunity for measurement error, I also used my bevel. This proved to be a really handy tool. So 2 sheets went up in no time and the wall started looking like a .. well.. wall.
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