As you can see in this picture, there had been leaks on in several spots that left the walls and ceilings moldy. This was obviously not part of a nice workshop. So, the first step in fixing things up was to replace all of the moldy boards.
The front side walls were covered in a lovely paneling. Most of those pieces were also moldy, so they were all replaced to match. Once Matt got all the moldy boards off, he figure that he also needed to replace a few sections of the floor and just a couple 2x4 frame pieces. In addition, he rewired the whole thing - adding outlets and replacing the single incandescent fixture with two nice florescent ones.
Since the floor had some new boards, we decided to paint the whole things so that it would all match. The shed/shop is not perfect, but it certainly is much nicer and more usable now. Matt has his man-place. He also has plans to add an air conditioner in the future. :)
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i like the name "man place." Will it be big enough for him to work in it such that he would NEED an air conditioner? You guys are so awesome with all of your handy projects. I'm amazed that you rewire things so handily, Matt. Sounds a bit scary to me.
Well, I don't know about NEED, but he's after one anyway. The shed is big enough to work in, though...about 9 x 15.
You're right about working on electricity being scary. Matt always lets me know when he gets to working on it. This time, when I told him to be careful, I jokingly added "I don't want to go back to work."
I'm so impressed with all you guys manage to get done. When do you find the time????
We don't really "find" time. We just made the time since there were a few projects that we wanted to get done before we have been here for a year. We wanted to mostly finish all the projects that we had on our list when we bought the house.
Of course I need an air conditioner! It gets ridiculously hot down here, particularly in an enclosed metal building. And besides, it would be a waste of all that insulation without one!
Electrical work is really not very difficult. As long as you have the power turned off, it's not scary. I just test the circuit after I've opened the breaker and it's good to go.
I agree on the finding time. A lot of the time it's just we work on it until it gets done. We tend to go in cycles of working on things for a number of weekends, then take a break for a while. It's easy to get burned out on working on stuff, but we have a lot to do here...
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