“How Long Did It Take You
To Build Your Layout?” –
Part 2
L
ast month I finished up with the relocation of "Grainzil-
la" and the work necessary to hid the utilities where its
new home is located. Now it's on to building Towanda.
Towanda: Out of the ruins of Hammill Yard
The very next thing I wanted out of the way before building
Towanda proper was to install a curved corner there in place
of a mountain. After mulling different methods, I decided that
I wanted it done with drywall so I could seamlessly blend it in
with the existing walls. The first thing I did was to determine
where the curve needed to be and mark those spots on the
walls. Basically I needed to screen a hidden track, plus allow
that track to penetrate the partition to get behind the curve.
Since it would be beneficial to do this with a stud on each side,
I cut out the existing drywall up to a stud, then scabbed an-
other nailing surface onto the side of the stud as shown below.
I was then able to cut a piece of ¼” lauan plywood to fit from
the extreme left to the extreme right of those grooves.
Getting Real column
by Mike Rose
Continuing the “reconstruction” of my layout
Getting Real Column - 1
MRH-Jan 2014
