So, after I downed the Advil and the coffee, I called the chiropractor and made an appointment. I secretly hoped that my energetic attitude and the excitement of building my own closet would help motivate me today. But I'm half way through the day and DANG I'm tired and sore. LOL :)
Starting today was pretty simple. I started with taking the painters tape off the walls and examining the ceiling paint from last night. All looks well. I then re-installed the closet light fixture and put the face plates back on the wall.
Begin Elfa shelving installation!!!
The first step is to install the tracks at the top of the wall. This was a snap on the shorter wall. The longer wall had it's trouble. First, the track is long and I had a little bit of trouble keeping it still while I was on the ladder trying to use the level with it. I then ran into my first real issue... there is apparently metal behind my wall in the middle at the top. I stepped back for a while and thought about what I wanted to do with this issue. Luckily I found studs on all other spaces. I decided to go with the studs and forgo the center nails, not wanting to damage whatever is in my wall.
I've also installed the shelf brackets and separated the hanging standards according to the design. Now I have about 6 trips to make to the garage for all the drawers, shelves, and shoe racks. Why did I buy a three story town home? Oh yes... because at one time I was a spry young athletic thing and running up several flights of stairs posed no problem. Next time I plan a project on the third floor... I need to train for 6 months before starting the project and need to pad the schedule with an age related factor of SEVEN!
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