Hi there. Been a bit.
On my mind of late is the need to continue posting examples of how I "pay my way" here at the family legacy home where I live as a "renter," technically, bbut without paying rent or utilities.
As discussed in the past, I ensure that I'm constantly aware of my need to compensate for this arrangement, as I am genuinely grateful for the opportunity to live and work from this space.
Hence, my mind is regularly aimed at saving energy costs and constant repair/upkeep of the entire property.
Here are a few of the latest efforts along those lines:
Repaired office door with giant hole in it...
This door has been damaged for a couple of years; we lost the entry key and resorted to punching a hole through the cheap, thin dual-panel door to reach in and unlock the door from the outside.
Since adding the giant hole in the door, I've simply kept the hole stuffed up with a giant towel or shirt.
Much talk has occurred over the years between me and the property owner about simply getting a replacement door since the door in question is of the very cheap sort. Probably the cheapest of such doors, frankly, runs around ~$80.00 typically at Home Depot and the like.
But lately I've been pondering a simple, cheap means of repairing the door vs buying a new one, so I ordered a random, high-quality drywall repair/patch kit, and sat on it for a few weeks while I planned the best way to do the repair work.
I ended up simply forming the metal part of the drywall repair patch to somewhat fit the door's decorative beveling, then adhered the patch(s) to both sides of the door and, finally, coated the entire patch with a very nice "quick set" epoxy resin.
Once the resin had set, I did a quick paint job and was done.
It turned out quite okay, was fun to do, and functions/looks a lot nicer than the huge t-shirt that previously stayed stuffed in the hole.
Here are some pics of the finished job:
More later ...
