| After a weekend off for a vacation to the Great
Smoky Mountains (see
review) it was time to get back to work! I needed to build
the walls coming around the corner, and ending up with a closet
beside the stairwell.
This part was a bit of a challenge because it consisted of three
short walls (meaning double studs at each corner) and ended up
with a closet under the stairs. Since this area will be tiled,
I again needed to make sure the corners were square (again using
the 3-4-5 method).
Here's how the closet area under the stairs
will look when it's done.
 To
complete the top of the closet, I had to work around some copper
pipe and a sump pump line. The framing went pretty well, but when
I got to the closet door area, I ran into a bit of a snag.
Clearance for ductwork
I decided to use 30" doors for the closet and the office. However,
main duct is close to the closet, and there might not be enough
clearance for the door. Since I didn't know the exact location
of the soffit for the main duct, I decided a good workaround would
be to install a 30" bifold door instead of a regular 6 panel door.
This should solve the problem.
Also, in looking at doors online at Lowes.com, I noticed that
not every prehung door has the same roughed-in frame size. Some
require an opening ½ taller and/or wider than others. Because
of this, I decided to get the doors now- just to be sure. This
way I won't have to recut any openings later. I guess that's next
weekend's project!
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