Another early start today with the dreaded door hanging to do.  The first step was selecting a different door (or hinges) that had the right in-swing we needed.  Once we found one (that wouldn’t be needed elsewhere), I stripped down the edges of the door so it wouldn’t be a problem to hang it.  I also cleaned all the paint off the hardware for the door by boiling it.

Hardware cleaned

Door stripped around the edges, this went much faster than expected because there was no varnish under the paint!

(Note: we didn’t end up using this door because it was too warped.  Instead we used the attic door which didn’t need to be stripped before hanging.)

While I was doing this, Ryan was working on the door frame, getting it ready to hang the door.

Ryan working on the door frame (making room for the hinges)

Just in time to help install the door frame and hang the door, Ryan’s parents showed up!   It took a few hours and a few doors but finally we got a door that was straight and fit and after some sanding down it hangs nice and even.  After the door was up Ryan installed the plinth blocks while we got ready to head to dinner.

The gym has a door

I started sanding around the edge of the floor while Ryan and his Dad hung the door.  Tomorrow Ryan will work on the baseboards since he has the day off.  I’m working from home so I can see the progress of the baseboards but I have a lot of work to do so I couldn’t afford to take the day off.  We are installing the baseboards before refinishing the floor because there will be a quarter round in front of the baseboard which we will add last after the floors are re-finished.  I am sanding around the edge of the floor before the baseboards go in so we won’t mark up the baseboards when re-finishing.

Edge of floor (new patched space) sanded

I’m so excited to see the gym coming together so quickly at the end like this.  After baseboards we’ll just have to put up the door trim!