another update

As promised another update. Not much more done since the last update.

I set out to install my new back door and porch door last Thursday. I started with the porch door, which went in easy breezy. Because I got a late start I decided to wait on the back door and spent the rest of the day doing some more mudding.

Friday I got to the house and dug in to the back door. I got the old one out no problem, but in doing so I found I was going to have to build up the sill. I also realized I had no pressure treated wood to do so. I made a quick trip to Menard's and bought the 2x8 I needed. Got home, cut the piece to the correct length, and set it in place. I then got ready to set the frame in place, at which time I found I had measured incorrectly. Oops! Oh well, at least it was too small and not too big. It made it a bit harder to get everything plumb and level but after struggling with it for an hour I got it set and secured.

Saturday I planned on running rg6 cable to the bedrooms for cable TV, along with new telephone lines to each bedroom. I made my daily trip to Home Depot and bought everything I needed. I got the rg6 taken care of with little problem, I just ran it from the bedrooms up to a signal splitter in the attic, clamped the connectors on to each end, and I was set. I then went to put the telephone lines in and realized I needed to figure out how I was going to split it, or if I was even going to be able to split it. I really didn't want to have to run four separate lines from the basement all the way up to the attic and down to each room. I decided to end the day there and go home to do some research. In doing so I found that its best I install cat5e cable, I had bought cat3. I took Sunday off to watch some football and play some soccer, so I made my trip back to Home Depot today to buy the cat5e, and will dive into all that on Wednesday.

Last week while at Home Depot I went ahead and ordered the rest of the sheet rock I will be needing. All 60 pieces of 4x8 sheet rock arrived and is sitting in the living room and kitchen. Seeing it all there made me realize that I'm coming much closer to being done than I had thought. It's a great feeling, but I'm not getting too excited just yet.

Here's the pics of the doors and today's delivery.