Someday is here for some projects
I am pleased to be getting to projects that were a long way off when I first put them on my list. I've had the old door frames from when we had to replace them due to our prior contractor's error sitting in the driveway for a year. I had to cut them up on the table saw so they can be tossed in the trash. It took about 40 minutes from start to cleanup. I cannot believe how happy this makes me. I hated looking at those door frames every time I was in the driveway, and I hated that you could see them from the street. So the obvious questions is why did it take so long?
Well that's life when you remodel. I have hundreds, if not thousands of small jobs like this. While this one sat idle, I was doing others that were before it on the list. I used to drive myself crazy trying to prioritize, but now I spend time just doing them in whatever order they appear on my list. For these small things, it doesn't really matter what order you do them in. For the big things, we have a critical path to get to put the flooring in and it includes all the major items in our current phase. Second, jobs like this have to be done during they day due to loud tools, and I have to be in my work clothes and not yet showered. Sometimes it takes a while for the context and the top of the list to line up and in the meantime I'm doing other things.
I also spent some time working on C's closet. I did the first pass a while back, and then this summer when elfa shelving went on sale I bought more shelves to finish it. This ties into getting the garage in order because some of the things in the garage belong in the house, but we can't bring them in because there is no place to put them yet. This creates some space.
I put a few more handles on the kitchen cabinets. Yes, I could take a day and crank them all out, but I have learned that I have a very low tolerance for tedious jobs. I get so bored with them that I tend to get sloppy. By tackling it in small chunks, I make sure that each handle gets handled with care. If I make a mistake, it could mean replacing the whole door.
Here are the door frames waiting to be disposed of for a year:
And now they're gone!
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