8.15.2017

Jim had a bunch of things he wanted to accomplish today before drywall comes - he really hustled because we had church this evening, so he was pretty beat by the time he got home!

 

He really wanted to get the other door painted so that it was protected from the elements and he didn't have to worry about it.  He used the sprayer and he was happier with the final product this time.  That doesn't mean that at some point in the future he won't take them down and redo them, but for now they look great.

 

He disassembled the drywall lift so that he could carry it upstairs...thankfully it comes apart and folds up nicely to make moving easier.

All set up in the second bedroom, which is the first area he plans to work.

 

 

 

The next project he wanted to cross off the list was to get the Durock down in the laundry room.  So first, he had to lay out the sheets in the space so he could figure out cuts.

 

Starting to cut pieces...

All the pieces are cut and fit into place.

Then we take them all up again and I marked the screw pattern grid on each one.

 

Jim starts putting the adhesive down...

The first piece is trick to lay down since Jim has to work outside the room...

But the first row is done and Jim is fastening it to the deck.

Putting down the adhesive for the next row...

Setting down the Durock...

Getting the next row all fastened down...

As Jim was putting down the adhesive for the last row, he knew he wasn't going to have enough.  He was only going to be short by probably 8 inches!  So he decided to cut off that piece and put the other piece down.

Setting the piece in place...

However, once we got that piece set, we thought that we could use the subfloor adhesive that we used for attaching the wood plates to the deck. 

We wouldn't have needed to cut the piece, but we used the adhesive and Jim got it all fastened down so problem solved.

Ta da - all finished!



Gotta love a man who cleans up after himself!

 

 At the end of the day, Jim got all the hardware attached back to the door and the door back into the frame.  That's no easy feat - the doors are completely steel and very heavy!

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