Andy, Thank you! Yes, ballasting can be tedious, especially when the modeler is as picky as I am wanting straight edges on the ballast like on a mainline! Ha ha!
Tom, Ar you there, are you there! Call 911, I think the load fell on Tom!! Well, if you are still in the process of putting in walls, you can make some adjustments. There is a 15" bump out in the middle half of this room, which is the bathroom on the other side off the laundry. As it is, the bathroom is too narrow, so it would have been nice if they had made it say 18" wider, but that would have interfered with the trains here. The house is 51 years old, and I'll work around the shortcomings!