. Winchester Mystery House ............ |
. Random Door |
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The extra door on the right used to lead into an add-on bedroom room that protruded into the garage (we demolished that room soon after we moved in...I will scan pics of that excellent event). After five years of living in this house, I finally got around to removing the door. Of all the projects I've done, this was probably the easiest. Two huge chunks of sheetrock (with the proper fire rating, of course), a few 2x4s, a bucket of joint compound, paint, and a little time out of my rapidly dwindling life.
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First I had to remove the hinges and other hardware from the frame. |
Then I cut the sheetrock and the new frames. I wanted the interior wall perfect, so I positioned the studs to accomodate the interior side. Because the 2x4 was slightly warped, I still had to use shims to make the sheetrock lay perfectly flat. |
So that the outer wall was flush with the garage wall, I put 1/4" sheetrock over the studs to shim out the final piece of sheetrock. I could've put a whole 1/4" sheet up, but I had just enough left over to cut up and use on the studs. |
As with the other side, the sheetrock is screwed into place with drywall screws. |
I filled in the gaps and covered the screws with joint compound before texturing over the entire sheet. |
A couple of coats of paint and it looks pretty sharp. |
While I was at it, I took care of this exposed eyesore just below the door that was removed. |
Joint compound is a lot cheaper if you don't buy it premixed, but I've got enough motivational problems stirring paint as it is; like I want to mix my own paste to the right consistency? Hah! |
| Here's the interior just after I put up the sheetrock. |
S ome paint, some pictures, and a new light fixture really transforms the area. Total project cost was probably under $100. |
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