Last set of shelves – Fitting them was not easy… We finally got around to fitting the last set of shelves bringing an end to all the major work on the Utility Room Project for the moment.
March 13, 2022
Utility Room Project
What started as a simple, sub-contracted, paint and new floor installation ‘done by Christmas’ has rapidly spiraled out of control. Complete with new appliances, wall units, and custom-fitted shelves, it has cost several thousand dollars and has taken four months to date.
March 6, 2022
Utility room shelving unit finally fitted in place – It’s taken a long time to get this shelving unit made and finished, mainly because of problems with the paint. I’m glad it is now installed. However, there’s still more to do in this room before it is finished.
February 17, 2022
Problems – Three coats of paint, rubbing down between coats, around 3-4 hours each. And the color of the paint doesn’t match the doors we bought.
February 12, 2022
Painting – Time to paint the utility room shelving.
January 31, 2022
Pantry shelves ready for finishing. With a lot of snow forecast, I needed to get the shelves out of the garage to make room for the car. +2
January 31, 2022
Well, that didn’t go as planned… As usual, things took a lot longer to do than I anticipated, and I made two annoying mistakes. Two-minute read.
January 28, 2022
My task for tomorrow … Is to turn this pile of wood into a ‘pantry’ and shelving unit.
January 23, 2022
And that’s the cabinets fitted – I’ve still got to make a pantry to fill the open space on the left, and another set of shelves on the opposite side of the room too. +1
January 23, 2022
Cabinets fitted on one side. Now for the cabinets on the opposite wall.
January 23, 2022
Ginger fitting hinges – currently we are adding some high-level storage for ‘little used’ items.
January 23, 2022
Boxes – we have some work to do today. The utility room remodel is getting out of hand! We had already dealt with several boxes when I took this picture.
December 30, 2021
Distractions – A couple of weeks before Christmas the dryer broke down. We were just about to have the utility room, painted, so Ginger decided that she’d pop out and buy a new dryer and washer for the freshly painted room. And that’s when the work began. Two-minute read, +1