Deck refurb in progress

[Gunny]

On 8/23/2019 at 9:26 PM, Gerald said:

Now for the doors.

The winter part of this project.

 

It starts with a good square frame with braces for the doorknob.  I made the center brace with knob supports for both sides because it was easier to make the brace then insert into the frame.  Plus If I screw up I have a 2nd chance.    The vents are roof vents, they were the size I wanted and made installation easy.  I had considered making my own but when I saw these thought, why???  $7 each.  So I splurged.

 

 

 

 

 

Dry fit after skins glued on.

 

 

 

 

Paint process begins.

 

 

[Gerald]

Like that color , looks like Ole Miss blue.

[Gunny]

51 minutes ago, Gerald said:

Like that color

I have been changing the color on all the outside doors to this over past year.  

 

Here is shop doors, with diamond plate added at bottom.  I joked with my wife it was armored plated. These were made same way as the new ones, just 20 years ago.  Instead of a roof vent I used two windows I got on clearance.

 

[Gunny]

And finally I can check this entire project off as done.  Doors are installed.

 

 

[Gene Howe]

Very nice work, Gunny. 

[1fizgig]

Congratulations on finishing a long job so well. Been great to see it progress.

[FlGatorwood]

Great job and it looks professional.  Thanks for the ride.  What's next?

[Gunny]

24 minutes ago, FlGatorwood said:

What's next?

Been carefully watching @steven newman with his builds for these desks and cabinets.  So I feel ready to tackle making a new computer desk for my wife.  Dovetails will NOT be used for the drawers, but I did get a nice router bit set from @Gene Howe that creates a lock for the corners.  That will work for me.  Now getting details out of my wife for color, as in stain or paint.  Then size of drawers that will take some doing.  A proper interrogation is in order as she might say.  

[Cal]

That was great Gunny, and I can certainly relate to taking on a long term project and getting sidetracked by several other projects along the way

Look forward to seeing the computer desk come along, for some strange reason I can't visualize a "simple" computer desk...

[Gunny]

3 hours ago, Cal said:

for some strange reason I can't visualize a "simple" computer desk.

Me either, it just never works out that way.  Always some complication.

[1fizgig]

More often the complications come from SWMBO, who can't decide the final product!

Been on the end of that before.

[Artie]

Looking good WBBN! You could always put IN on one door and OUT on the other, see how confused people get LOL.

[Gunny]

6 minutes ago, Artie said:

You could always put IN on one door and OUT on the other, see how confused people get

I was thinking His and Hers.  

[Al B]

Great job on the deck refurbish. Your wife is happy and the cats love it. Things couldn't be better.