My sweet husband had one task he wanted to accomplish this weekend. He wanted to paint the railing out front of our house. It was Black and needed to be taken care of as the paint was chipping. Friday, he went to Home Depot on his lunch break and got the stain and wire brushes. Ken then walked around to look for ideas for our Christmas tree build.
Later that afternoon he called me at work. Doors were on sale at Home Depot! We wanted to replace the doors in our house as they are...worn. We also wanted to replace all the brass hinges, strike plates and knobs with stainless. So, off to Home Depot we went.
Did you know that Doors come in standard sizes but the jams are not standard?? we bought three doors and had to cut down all three of them. This was no easy task as we do not have a table saw. Ken measured, cut, and sanded the edges. Then he used the router to cut in the hinge plates. He did a great job! I helped a little bit, but it was mainly him.
By 3pm on Saturday, we were ready to put the first coat of paint on all the doors. There were 3 new doors and 5 old doors (not counting the front door and the garage doors). We finished hanging the doors around 7pm on Sunday and were finished with the hardware around 9pm. Not too bad for our first time - and it only took 5 trips to Home Depot! The upstairs looks great!!!
Thanks for doing so much for our house sweetie. I am sure you would rather spend our time and money on new tires or a lift for the cars. I appreciate all you do for our little family.
Oh, did we get the railing painted?? YES! I got the first coat on while he was making a trip to Home Depot (I think it was the third trip). Later that day, we were in a spot where he could do one task and I would do another. I told him I would finish the railing. He said "But that was my one project this weekend and I haven't had a chance to do any of it." What a cutie! He actually WANTED to paint the railing. Sweetie, you chose a great color and did a wonderful job on the second coat. Man, I am one lucky woman!
You two are such cute kids. Seriously! I bet your house is looking awesome and I want to see all the new doors! Sadly, I did know about the door sizes and the door jams, but I've hidden that knowledge in my brain warehouse in the "Why the H*** do I know that!?" section. I'm glad that you guys had fun working on your house! We've been doing that too, but not as fast as you guys! We are slow at everything!! Love the story Angie!!
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