First Night of Work

Mom and Dad decided to come down and spend the weekend at the place.  Dad would be gone Saturday and Sunday during the day on a field trip.  They came with plenty of supplies.  (One of the reasons the house is "Unsafe to Occupy" is due to a lack of heat.  Previous people had lived there sort of squatter style and had the gas totally removed due to their lack of bill paying.  Not scheduled to be turned on until December 8, so very chilly house!)

Friday, we started with a door that needed replacing.  It couldn't close at all because it had been kicked in and there was no more door jamb for the lock to go into.  Dad had picked up two doors for me that morning: garage to exterior and kitchen to garage.  Both need replacing for similar reasons.  Alas, 30" doors to match the current opening are special order.  Dad got 32" ones instead and we'll cut the opening larger.

We spent Friday evening removing the kitchen door and some paneling in the adjacent illegally converted garage room.  Underneath the paneling was a treasure just waiting for me:

Along with this gem, there's all sorts of other graffiti, mainly names of people (and who they profess to love) along with bands and songs: Ted Nugent, Alice Cooper, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, The Fonz, Boogie Nights, Brick House.  It's quite a lovely collection and will definitely be staying as part of my garage.

We got enough drywall removed for the wider door frame and stopped for dinner.  Alas, that's as far as we got.  The rest of the weekend was consumed with other projects.  There is currently an opening between the garage and kitchen - no door.  Door will be a priority this coming weekend.