screws and junk
i got rid of all the scrap drywall and lumber today and did a bunch of cleaning up and organizing in the garage. we actually have space in there now! woohoo!
i also popped a whole bunch more screws into the ceiling to provide better support. it was a little tricky on some areas trying to figure out where best to chalk another screw line so that i didn't screw through the resilient channel and into a joist (which would defeat the whole purpose of the channel), come too close to the screws on the first layer, or risk coming a little too close to some of the electrical wiring (a good portion of which is sitting just a tad too low for my tastes). for the electrical concern, i switched from 2" screws to 1 5/8" to minimize the potential for problems. the channel is about 1/2" from the joists and the 2 drywall layers are 1 1/4" together, so that should leave all the screw tips well below any wiring. i'm probably just being paranoid and the 2" screws would probably be perfectly fine, but i'd rather be paranoid than on fire.
tomorrow begins more mudding and taping. yeeeehaw!