In case you've been wondering what I've been up to lately instead of writing a column, here's the task list for the work on my son's room. The struck-out items show our progress to date. Harlock and family have been a great help, pitching in with gusto and providing much needed motivation.

If you come to question our sanity, you will not be alone.

1. Get computer desk
2. Assemble desk
3. Move computer
4. Clear out furniture
5. Clear out wall hangings
6. Shop for materials
7. Turn off breaker #5
8. Remove window blind
9. Remove double doors
10. Remove outlet/switch plates/vent cover
11. Remove closet top trim
12. Install light box and wire
13. Remove baseboard molding
14. Remove double door moldings
15. Remove double door frame
16. Measure and mark centerpoint of ceiling
17. Install light box and wire
18. Remove wallboard
19. Remove switches and outlets
20. Remove/replace switch and outlet boxes
21. Run copper wire in non-door walls
22. Solder copper to supply aluminum and push joint up into attic
23. Cut sole plate for old door opening
24. Cut cross beam thingy for old door opening
25. Dig out rot, drill holes, and apply epoxy
26. Cut notches in head and sole plate for angle brace
27. Cut studs to length for old door opening
28. Notch studs for angle brace
29. Cut old cross beam for new door opening
30. Build header
31. Remove rightmost stud (facing door wall from inside)
32. Install king stud for door opening
33. Remove center stud for door opening
34. Cut sole plate for new door opening
35. Install header
36. Cut/install jack studs
37. Cut/install top cripple studs
38. Cut opening for door in outside wallboard
39. Attach outside wallboard to edges around door
40. Cut/install fireblocks
41. Install door
42. Install switchbox in door wall
43. Install remaining outlet box in door wall
44. Drill hole in door wall top plate for light wire
45. Run light wire down to switchbox
46. Install insulation in non-door walls
47. Install metal plates at corner where wire is too close to edge of studs
48. Clean up edges of ceiling wallboard
49. Trim closet wallboard
50. Trim window wallboard
51. Solder length of copper wire to remaining aluminum in closet wall
52. Replace remaining outlet box in closet wall
53. Secure wires in non-door walls with staples
54. Cut/install wallboard for non-door walls
55. Install sole plate in old door opening
56. Install angle brace and studs in old door opening
57. Drill holes through studs in old door opening for wire
58. Run wire through studs in old door opening to outlet box
59. Run wire from outlet box to switch box
60. Secure remaining wires with staples
61. Cut/install wallboard for remaining exposed wall, inside and out
62. Cut inside opening for new door (cut when installing top piece of wallboard)
63. Install outlets and switch
64. Sand old closet doors smooth
65. Fix nail pops in hall
66. Fix holes in hall
67. Fix chips in door
68. Level edges of wallboard around window
69. Measure extent of crown molding on ceiling and scrape popcorn to make clearance
70. Get crown molding (measure, buy)
71. Get baseboard molding (measure, interior/exterior, buy or find in garage)
72. Get door molding (measure, buy or find in garage)
73. Get closet molding (measure, buy)
74. Get closet trim to hide door track (measure, buy)
75. Get trim for under window sill (measure, buy)
76. Buy painting materials (primer, color coats, brushes, pans, rollers, etc.)
77. Lay drop cloth
78. Clear out closet
79. Fill in screw heads and holes
80. Fill in large gaps
81. Bevel butt joints in wallboard
82. Tape wallboard
83. Sand joints as necessary
84. Prime door trim
85. Prime crown molding
86. Prime baseboard molding
87. Prime trim under windowsill
88. Paint first finish coat on door trim
89. Paint first finish coat on crown molding
90. Paint first finish coat on baseboard molding
91. Paint first finish coat on trim under windowsill
92. Prime closet doors
93. Mask everything not to be painted/covered in texturing (including overhead light)
94. Mask off door hinges/remove door hardware
95. Prime wallboard (roller)
96. Texture wallboard
97. Paint first finish coat on walls
98. Paint first finish coat on closet doors
99. Install trim around door
100. Install trim under windowsill
101. Install trim over closet
102. Install crown molding
103. Install baseboard molding in/out room
104. Mask trim
105. Paint final finish coat on wall
106. Paint final finish coat on trim
107. Paint final finish coat on closet doors
108. Paint final finish coat on door
109. Paint hall wall
110. Install door hardware
111. Install covers for switches and outlets
112. Install light
113. Cut door threshold to size
114. Finish door threshold
115. Install door threshold
116. Install shade and window treatments
117. Vacuum/shampoo/vacuum carpet
118. Move furniture in
119. Celebrate

Pakeha

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