| Project by JimmyC72 | posted 705 days ago | 1688 views | 1 time favorited | 4 comments |  |
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I’ve been wanting to redo our dingroom for, well, since we moved in. There was evidence of water damage on the outside wall and I had a strong feeling there wasn’t any insulation where there should be. Also, I had another feeling that the header above the windows was not correct. I was right. Really the only way to ease my mind was to gut it. The nasty wallpaper helped also. The major parts of this project were the removal of the windows and the wall that held them and replacement of the floor. My wife is responsible for the door, she asked the simple little question of “how hard would it be to put a sliding glass door in?” and the previous owners pets were responsible for the new floor. The floor is asian walnut and the door and trim is oak. To add a little style, I added crown and crown corner blocks and four, 4 in. recessed lights in the corners to accent the wall colors w/the wood. Now I can enjoy the room instead of having anxiety about it.
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Todd Thomas
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posted 705 days ago
looks good…well done…..anytime you get to use a sawsall it’s a good day
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BillyJ
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posted 704 days ago
Very well done. Nice work.
Please tell me they had a jack stud on the door.
I see you added the cripples, you mean the window wasn’t supported properly either?
You did some very nice work – I’m sure you wife appreciates it too.
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JimmyC72
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posted 704 days ago
The header that was there consisted of two 2×6’s that did not have a 1/2in. spacer and was basically supported by the original 3/4in. planks on the outside. The jack stud on the left wasn’t touching the header and this is a two story house. We put a 2×12in. header in. No. The window wasn’t supported correctly either. The 2nd pic of course, was before my wife asked the door question.
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Houston
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posted 700 days ago
I love the sliding doors that aren’t from the 70s and actually add something to a room. Good choice. It all looks great!
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