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| Days 10-13: Installing door & windows, staining. | |
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My brother was nice enough to help me install the door. I had never hung a door before or installed a working lock and door knob. It was pretty hectic since certain things didn't fit perfectly (big shock), but we got it done. I even nailed down a piece of trim that I was waiting on until the door was finished! I pretty much consider myself done building the shed! I still need to stain it and clean out my garage from all of the scrap wood, but at least I won't be outside in 30 degree weather trying to get the shed ready before the next rain. Also, check out who's looking over the new door! :) |
| Day 12 | |
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Almost done! Over the weekend, I decided to stain the shed. Boy...how I grossly under-estimated how long that would take! I thought...*maybe* 4-5 hours, and I'd be done. WRONG! It took me 9 hours to stain the entire exterior of the shed! Part of the reason was because the siding on the shed is rough, which soaks up lots and lots of stain, requiring more to cover it. One brush pass wouldn't cut it; more like 6 or 7 to fully coat the wood. Anyway, I still need to stain the inside of the windows and door and apply the second coat. I'm hoping the second time around will go much quicker. :) |
| Day 13 | |
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So, after several days of taking a break after the first coat of stain, I finally stained the door and windows. This took forever since I had to tape everything first, stain and then untape. I also managed to get the windows' muttins (the crossbars) stained and slipped into place. I think it looks great! Once it warms up, I'll apply the second coat of stain, but right now I'm too excited to start on the inside of the shed! :) |
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