The finished garage

So, one of our projects over the summer was to put sheetrock and shelves up in the garage. So, Brandon has been planning, and drawing sketches, and measuring to get everything just right. His brother came over and helped him put the sheetrock up, then Brandon taped and mudded the creases, sanded the dried mud to smooth it down, then he and the boys painted the wall while I was at an enrichment activity! (Probably a good thing since I would have been a bit stressed with the boys around the paint!)

An idea of what it looked like before we started

Gavin helping "find" studs


Brandon & Jon getting ready to hang the first piece

Brandon cutting through the sheetrock for the socket opening. He saw sparks!

Hanging the last piece

Anyway, after all of that, we had a nice restful Sunday, then Monday morning, he and Gavin went and got the wood. He spent a couple of days building the shelves, modifying as he went if something didn't fit, or didn't look exactly the way he wanted. I helped make sure the 2x4's were level, but otherwise my job was errand runner, and water getter!

Brandon mudding the creases

Gavin & B with their paint project

Brandon nailing up the first 2x4

Building his shelves


The cat door he built so we don't have to leave the garage door open

After it was complete, we tore the storage room under the stairs apart and moved camping supplies and holiday decorations outside. Our house was a mess for a while, but the closets downstairs look great, as does the garage! I don't have a finished picture yet - my camera battery died, so I'm charging it up so I can get a good picture.

Thanks for all your hard work Brandon! The garage looks great, as do our storage closets!