Despite my growing list of various completed home improvement and home maintenance projects, I don't actually consider myself a true do-it-yourself person. I admit that if I had more cash laying around (or any for that matter), I would gladly pay someone to do these projects for me. But alas, this is not the case and I am forced to become more and more handy as father time creeps along at a blistering pace.
My latest project is squaring off a corner of the "den" and making it into a new closet. This is a portion of the room that is sort-of stuck off to the side and a closet logically, and aesthetically should fit. The previous owners had a hideous indoor wood-burning stove perched in this corner atop a platform of bricks. The bricks were obnoxiously mortared to the concrete slab and proved to be a battle to remove. Fortunately, after about 3 hours of sweat, dust, and some blood, my new sledge hammer and I won the battle. This is where I am today.
Busting out bricks was mentally easy as very little logic or skill came into play. The next step, however, requires skills that I certainly do not yet possess. In the past I have been able to triumph over various skillset shortcoming by taking advantage of Google and proceeding at a very slow pace (measure four times, cut once). This time I am a bit concerned that true, acquired skill could be a prerequisite for success.
I will be screwing into concrete, toenailing 2x4's, and hanging drywall to name a few of the forthcoming obstacles. Not to mention framing and hanging a new door, patching the existing flooring, and potentially some wiring work.
Whether or not I win or lose, it should prove to be an interesting project. I plan to post some pictures as I go along so that anyone choosing to read about this can criticize my work.
No comments:
Post a Comment