A trip back in time to our Day 55- Materials are Stacking Up post. Cedar planks and closet organizers where all ordered ahead of time, saving time and hassle running around to pick up and haul the materials myself. If you have the time, I highly recommend delivery of bulk items. Delivery can be next day, or over a week out; so plan accordingly!
If you recall our previous master closet overhaul, you will see we are using cedar planks to line the walls of both master closets. We set out a level line at the base, and work our way up. I used 18 ga 2″ pins into the drywall on this project, and they hold the planks very steady.
Before I got too carried away with my planks, I wanted to take the time to locate the studs to mount the closet organizers. While not shocked, it was annoying to find my desired location had studs that were not 16″ on center.
This presented a minor challenge with the mounting hardware, as these units are heavy. They have to hit studs, and the bolts need to be recessed. Some quick measurements, a drill press, bit, and a Forstner Bit helped out.
I love seeing progress! This went a little slower than I wanted, because I was cutting the edges at 45 degree bevels.
Lots of chafe on the miter saw. Did I mention it was July, with temps upward of 115F? I’m looking at you July 6! The back half of the house was in “clean” mode, so running the saw inside was absolutely out of the question.
All of that hard work and extra effort pays off when you see the finished edging. You might be thinking: Eric, but you could have just edged them on butt, and they are in the corner and no one else will notice. Yeah, I’m that guy that notices, and went the additional step. I feel it ties into that theory of character: who are you when no one is watching? For me, it is the same thing about work when no one can see it. It was done right, and I don’t kick myself for thinking I cheated it.
Furniture built, rods and shelving hung. Trying to keep a happy wife! All of our cloths were on racks in the guest room, and the dust was unfathomable.
This was the second set of doors for this closet. We opted to not reuse the previous doors, and didn’t have time to refinish the edges. Hauling large items like this back to return is a major pain in the a$$.
Over on the smaller closet, we had a major compromise: this stud bay needed to be left open for our yet to be installed water heater. We needed to run 3/4″ copper and 12/2 wire from the attic for that appliance. That meant not installing the over head shelving, just in case a side to side adjustment was necessary. Fast forward months: that adjustment was needed.
For this closet, we wanted to do two panel farmhouse style doors to match the rest of the interior. We sourced two door slab blanks, and went to work. Here Eric is laying out the door pulls for installation.
Both slabs needed to be shortened as well, measurements were double checked before getting the saw running.
Door slabs test fit, looking good! We later cleaned up the doors, and sprayed them with enamel.
This closet presented 16″ on center spacing, which was nice. Another milestone complete!