Finally finished up on a repair job yesterday. Switched out a rotten roll up door for a regular door with a deadbolt lock, added a few shelves inside, replaced a lot of rotten wood and painted it. Got paid and now now I can take a few weeks off and relax. Happy Friday everyone!
Before
Materials
Construction of new door
New door up
Deadbolt lock installed
Finished!
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@SethGreene531 that door was definitely a job. That portion of the shed was built later and nothing was plumbed correctly. The left side of the door was an inch off from top to bottom and the top was off half an inch from right to left. I had to build the door oversized and then cut it to fit.
@MyPathOfTotality Oh the trials of a structure out of plumb 😩. Uneven plaster walls, crooked door frames, non standard dimensions. Tests the sanity and the will. Even harder when working with a rotted base.
My grandfather could do that, eyeballing a job perfectly--no measurements or T-square used. The pieces fit like a jigsaw puzzle. You crafted the lock nicely--that has my grandfather's hand in it...the memories. Paints up nicely too.
With those dimensions I'd probably caved and bought a new shed! I noticed the door was nicely overbuilt, and fit like a glove.
