Blog Post #2
This week for my Genius Hour project I measured my desired door frame, found and ordered a track for the wall that came with matching hardware for the door, and started searching for barn board for sale.
This week I measured the door way I am going to hang door in and found that it is 36 inches wide. This meant that I needed to purchase a track system to hang it on that was at least six feet wide to ensure the door could open wide enough to not block the doorway while open. My wife and I started searching for track systems we liked the look of and that were wide enough and finally settled on and purchased one for $116.00 from Amazon. I also started to search for barn board for sale to construct the door out of. My wife and I decided that was the material we wanted to use in order to obtain the rustic look we both like. This however, is were I had difficulty this week as there was only one place in the area I could find barn board for a decent price and when I went to look at it I found out I needed to purchase it as is, which happened to be in 20 foot segments. This was an issue because I do not own a truck and the retailer did not have the equipment for me to cut the pieces of wood down to size there. This meant I was forced to admit defeat in the hunt for barn board for now.
My next steps in completing my Genius Hour project are to purchase wood, decide on a style of door I want to make, make the door, and then hang the door.
This week I measured the door way I am going to hang door in and found that it is 36 inches wide. This meant that I needed to purchase a track system to hang it on that was at least six feet wide to ensure the door could open wide enough to not block the doorway while open. My wife and I started searching for track systems we liked the look of and that were wide enough and finally settled on and purchased one for $116.00 from Amazon. I also started to search for barn board for sale to construct the door out of. My wife and I decided that was the material we wanted to use in order to obtain the rustic look we both like. This however, is were I had difficulty this week as there was only one place in the area I could find barn board for a decent price and when I went to look at it I found out I needed to purchase it as is, which happened to be in 20 foot segments. This was an issue because I do not own a truck and the retailer did not have the equipment for me to cut the pieces of wood down to size there. This meant I was forced to admit defeat in the hunt for barn board for now.
My next steps in completing my Genius Hour project are to purchase wood, decide on a style of door I want to make, make the door, and then hang the door.
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