Putting Grampa to work!

 

I started a new project about 2 weeks ago and Grampa helped me complete it.  This is a picture of him and my new table saw.  Some of the lumber was too long for me to handle and Grampa kept it propped up so I could feed the lumber through the saw.  He was VERY helpful!   I love my new DeWalt saw and it will be added to my list of products that I endorse......for whatever that's worth.

This used to be an opening to our back deck.  It looks like a door opening because that's what it was.  At this point I had already framed in the opening and added plywood sides and back panels.  This part of the project was extremely frustrating because my framing job was less than perfect, causing everything else to be less than perfect.  Theresa was VERY NERVOUS.

This shows the first coat of white primer on the plywood.  I had to use drywall mud to smooth out the outside edges of the door frame where I removed the door moulding.  It's always a dusty mess when I mud a wall and then sand it smooth.  I like playing with the mud but I hate the dust!

In this photo we have added a coat of the finish paint and we are fitting  the opening with mounting brackets and shelves. Grampa helped a lot with the painting and cutting of shelves.

 

Here is the finished unit.  We just wraped it up tonight!  We filled it with a few frames and other things just to get a feel for how it will look. I'm sure Theresa will add some Christmas decorations to dress it up.  Grampa and I added moulding to the floor, trimmed out the shelving unit and put a final coat of paint on everything. 

Fist bump!!  Put a fork in this project and call it DONE!!

Thanks Grampa for all of your help.  There's no shortage of new projects on the horizon!