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Hello all! Life has been swirling out of control. We are getting things done and moving on to the next chapter of this build. The drywall upstairs is almost all done. I have a little trimming to do today, and a little bit of screwing in the ceiling, and then it will be inspected tomorrow. That means mudding, taping and texturing are coming up next! I admit, I'm tired. I think anyone in our situation would be. But, the home stretch is in sight, and now is not the time to peeter out. 

We got a bid on the doors I absolutely love and want. It was over $1000.00. Trevor watched a video about building a door from a door. I decided we should try it and see if we could do it with the style of door I like. While Trevor was at work, I found a plain door for $5 at the local thrift store. I measured it out (guessing at a lot of the measurements) and chopped it up. Then I cut up some MDF for the inside panels. There is a lot more to it than just that, but you would get bored with all that information. I finished it the next day, then painted it. I wanted to get the full effect to see how it all went and if I thought we could reproduce this 14 more times. 

The door I built is in the first photo, and then scroll down to the last photos. Here's what I learned: I need to shorten the top panel. It should be more rectangle than square. Other than that, I think we can do this! 

The HVAC man is coming this week. !!!!!!!

It's exciting, but also I'm a little hesitant to be excited. Oh dear. It's important to not lie to people and promise things you can't deliver. DON'T LIE, PEOPLE!

This will be a monumental week if everything works out. I'll believe it when I see it.