Jiggi is back on his stilts coating the walls and ceiling. He has a large trowel in hand, and a hawk (this is a flat surface to hold the compound). The hawk doesnt hold a lot of compound so he loads it frequently. Unless you have tried to fill joints, you may not appreciate how hard it is to do properly.
This is the drywall hawk. What a strange name for a tool.
Jiggi is evenly spreading compound using the finishing trowel. Not sure what size he is using, could be 12 -14 inches. This is where the skilled hands show off their work. This task is a lot harder than it looks, and needs to be repeated countless times to fill every joint.
As we approach the finish surface that we can paint, it is possible to see how much compound is applied to the wall. The upper half is wet, having just been troweled on. The lower half of the wall is an exposed corner bead. The wide coat of the wet compound feathers out the edge making for a very nicely finished smooth wall.
Jiggi and crew promise to be done this week. I think this is an ambitious schedule, because they need to do a second coat and sand of the walls, plus the ceiling texture can't start until they are finished. They have booked the ceiling texture crew for friday and saturday, so it must mean they are serious about having the job done. The next step is priming the walls, and we had another crew to do this.