Sheep Shearing Sheetrock Finishers

Say that three times fast, sheep shearing sheetrock finishers.  George and his crew at Trailhead Interiors also shear sheep for ranchers in the area.  That work begins in mid February, so they have to be done with our job by then.  They started work last week and even worked on Super Bowl Sunday.  Not only do they shear sheep, but Cody, also works in the Bakken and commutes back to Red Lodge after his 2 week shifts are done.  Lots of folks in Red Lodge have 2 or 3 jobs, since many jobs are seasonal and don't provide a paycheck year round.

Temperatures in town got down to -1 this weekend, after they had put down the first coat of mud.  Gary went up to the house this weekend and re-insulated the door openings, to keep the cold out and hopefully stop the mud from freezing.

We found their finishing towels hanging on the scaffolding like laundry drying on the line.

Gary has been John's right hand man while the rest of the carpentry crew is away.  They completed the front porch roof, which is tongue and groove aspen.  The wood has a beautiful color and all of the knots and streaks give it a wonderful character.  They also continued on the siding, including putting up the gable end on the garage.  The gables will be a reddish color of the same Douglas Fir, used on the lower sections of the siding.