Tuesday, September 06, 2016

Is Five Years Too Long for a Project?


Five years ago I started this project: re-cladding my garage with cement board and stucco paint and creating a mosaic on the yard-side of the garage. Here we are, at the end of summer in 2016 and I have finally completed this project.



When I picked the project up a few weeks ago, the wood was quite worn and needed re-working. Random tile, where I hadn't grouted, had come loose and was falling off.


I finished the tile work and re-painted the trim and things were ready for grouting this weekend.



The door I put on several years ago was looking pretty shabby as well. Luckily, I have a new one, salvaged from my neighbor's house. They were putting a new Home Depot special on their place so their gain is my gain.



I removed the hardware and cut it to fit. I added a few coats of paint and it was ready to go.




Yesterday was grouting day. I am very happy with how it all looks. Getting to door on was a little tough but it also came out great.



It will be nice to finally enjoy the back yard and patio without having this project looming over me.



1 comment:

Sharon Kwilter said...

It looks nice. Congrats on finishing a project.