Day 6 - When there is work to be done, get a second pair of hands

I asked Mark Riley today for some assistance with the garage since the shelves were not coming apart with just a drill gun. He is a good bit taller than myself (not hard to accomplish), so I figured he would be excellent help. He brought some of his tools and we got to work, with two of us, Mark doing most of the dismantling we got the rest of the shelf down in 30 minutes. Just in time since dinner at Emily's grandmas was @ 6 o'clock.


Here is the result of Mark's helpful and willing hands.

Yay, two cars will actually be able to fit in the garage now. There is still a lot to be done, but this was a major piece for what was left. I am not going to show the entire garage until more is done, you will be amazed how large it looks now.

Funny part, Mark was unscrewing every screw we could spot so it would be easy to remove all the wood. Some had been painted over and required a little more strength (sludge hammer, and rip hammer). We ended up with over 6 different types of screws. A quarter of which were designed for drywall. It appears whoever built this was doing it on the whim and used whatever was available. There were screws in places that did nothing for the structure and then overkill for other locations. It would not have came down easily by itself ever.

While Mark was getting his tools together, I was working on our master bedroom, I wanted to get the closet ready for when I order the new storage organizer. I did all the measurements, sadly there is this awkward space in the closet where part of it is hidden by a 1 foot wall. I figured out why this was done. The opening is 62 3/4" wide, most standard doors are 31" and with the hinges is will be just right. So even though the wall is not supporting, I should not be trying to take it out to make the space more efficient. Alas, I can manage with this small weirdness. I only think it took 15-20 minutes for me to clear the closet once I figured out how the sliding doors came off without dismantling all of it. The side supports were nailed in 3 or 4 times each side but not done well. It will need some touching up, and possibly a little paint, but I think it will look wonderful.

On the right is where this abnormality is presenting itself and my mind was racing on how to correct.

I cannot wait to see how this turns out, I think this will be extremely useful for Dawn and I once it is completed with our bedroom set added. I have to wait until the bed actually gets here, but I believe there is plenty of room to swing both doors open without any interference. I really do not want sliders back on here.