This weekend we fixed THREE doors! Two aren't really worth showing here. Our laundry room door has been sticking badly since we moved in. This wet summer we assumed it was just an old door swelling and we might have to replace it. Luckily, before we did that, I actually looked at the door as I was struggling to close it and realized that the top hinge was practically off the wall. Tightening the screws did the trick - now you can shut that door with one finger. Seriously, it was so bad we were using the other door most of the time. Wish I had looked up a little sooner!
Then Mr. Sycamore banged on the kitchen door with a hammer, and now it shuts perfectly too.
I don't know what he did but it really worked.
So here is door number three. This is the before picture - you will notice, there isn't even a door! Just an ugly window from the 80s in our serviceable shed. This is the view when you park in the driveway. Nothing, but nothing, to look at, unless you count the empty gas can I am supposed to remember to go get filled.
So we took it into our heads to turn 1/3 of the shed into a music studio for playing and recording. We built a partition wall last summer, and we had two free windows stored in the shed when we moved in. We bought a door and put up the framing.
And last weekend, fueled by caffeine and some nice weather, we got it all up! There will be a small deck attached in front, and the whole shed will get board and batten siding which you can see half started around the door. I can't tell you how it feels to have this big project in place - I know there is a lot to go - the deck, interior walls, insulation, a/c, paint, landscaping, etc. But all that seems routine now that we figured out how to put this crazy wall together right!
Two thirds of the shed now is mine. For gardening stuff, tools, projects, painting furniture - once I get all the junk piled up on the "shed" side cleaned up and organized.
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