The drywall was up. Next step--the door.
Holy moly! The price of solid doors is over the moon. Our nearest Habitat ReStore had a wide selection of hollowcore doors but, since this is our storm shelter, we felt those wouldn't do.
We put on our how-can-we-do-this-reasonably thinking caps and decided the door to the office closet could be sacrificed. Voila!, sturdy door.
I spackled and taped, primed and painted. Then it was time for another trip to the lumber store for the bookshelf supplies.
Among other things, we needed twelve 1"x8"x8' boards. We started at Home Depot. We should know better by now; we inspected the entire stack of boards and not one, not even one, was straight. So the next day we visited the True Value up the road and finished the lumber purchase (side note: insert second Holy Moly here for price of lumber).
February construction and an unheated garage=staining and cutting inside. Several headaches and messes later, we had the material prepped.
Got the framework up,
Signed on the back for posterity,
Added the adjustable shelves (made adjustable by drilling a gazillion, tedious, little holes) and the contents from four small bookcases. Ta da!
Well, almost ta da; we still need to add trim and one more shelf.
The entire project--wall and bookcase--cost about $350* more hours than I bothered to keep track of, and quite a few sore muscles.
My idea of a fun time!!
* the refund from the generator, see Buyer Beware --yes, it was finally resolved!
Thanks for the continuing pennynail-biting saga of "Closet Project"! My admiration for your and Tom's gumption to constantly improve your home grows and grows. So, for now, I can settle for a simple "Ta" until the bookcase's final touches are in place; I now eagerly await the triumphant "Da"!
ReplyDeleteGood project. You could even start seedlings on those shelves with a clamp on light. I have lots of books and most are in boxes. I always dream of finding a tall bookcase at a yard sale..or somewhere. Paws crossed. Drop by and visit my Vermont herd and flock when you have a moment: www.tailgait.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteJanis--the lights in the back of the first picture are our growlights! Years ago we cobbled together a 2'x4' stand with 2"x4"s and usb and 4 lights. It's ugly as sin and clunky but, once again, does the job. And it comes apart in sections for storage.
DeleteGreat photos on your blog!
That's "osb"! The plant shelf is NOT computerized!!
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