These two shot show the first pass at joint compound on both the new wall and the wall in front of the truck. That wall had been severely abused. The previous owners had a dart board mounted there and it was like a pin cushion. In addition some doofus, not paying attention ran into the wall and pushed a big crack and dent in it. You can see the patch in the lower section in front of the truck. In addition, a new metal corner bead has been applied.
The doofus? Me.
I’m so politically correct I can hardly stand myself. The old door I removed from the garage did not go to the dump. Oh, no! It now has a new home on the garden shed on the mountain. Once I removed the old joke of a shed door, I had to totally reframe the opening. There wasn’t a plumb or level surface to be had. $18 of 2 x 4 lumber and some screws and it fit. While not beautiful for inside the house, it has a certain style on the shed. We no longer have to use a piece of rope to hold the door closed.
Since Mike Holmes never showed up, I had to do a little remodeling myself. The wall and door entering the pantry from the garage have been in sad shape since we bought the house. The door and the door jamb were destroyed by a hyper active Springer Spaniel. The wall on either side of the door had gaping holes in it from a hyper active teenager. In addition, the garage door opener wiring was just hanging down the wall.
Beginning of job with some sheet rock removed. Notice the large foam sheet taped to the wall to the left of the door.
All sheet rock removed.
Door removed and new sheet rock being installed.
Finished project with new door installed. Joint compound and painting will come when my creaking joints feel a little better.
I guess the reason Mike Holmes didn’t show up is that I never asked him.
