Home Improvement: Painting the Garage

My home improvement project for 2013 was to paint the interior of our garage. The previous home owner left the walls bare. After ten years, the drywall panels were starting to discolor towards a drab grey; not the most attractive welcome home after a long day at work.

In 2008

I planned a week off from work in July (over the 4th of July holiday) to get it done. This turned out to be wildly optimistic. I spent another 8 weekends to finish! The project took 7 gallons of joint compound, 3 sanding blocks, 4 dust masks, 7 gallons of primer/paint in 2 coats, 2 paint rollers, 3 paint brushes, and 3 paint-splattered t-shirts.

Final weekend - almost done

Before bringing the cars back into their home, I took the opportunity to reorganize the ton of gardening tools and supplies that had been stuffed onto various shelves and bins over the years. By now, we know what tools are needed each season, so the layout is in much better order.

Next project: landscaping a section of the backyard under 3 tall trees that suck out water and nutrients from the soil, leaving the lawn bare and overgrown with weeds.