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It rained for most of the day, but luckily I have this thing called a shed to keep me dry! It's the first time I've worked in the rain, though I did have to block one of the vent holes up (it has no vent as yet) when the wind blew the rain sideways and I was threatened with electrocution. The doors are looking fantastic, even though I say it myself. All the boards have been cut and laid in position, but I do still have to do quite a bit of work before I can think about putting the doors up in their proper place. It was a time consuming job making sure the tongue-and-groove boards were cut accurately, but if you do things one at a time you eventually get there. The results are even better than I expected, and I'm not done yet! Close to the end of the day I was just one board short for the final door, so yet another trip to Wickes was needed. While there I bought a huge vertical bolt to secure the second door in place (the one which will usually stay shut). The bolt will also support the door and take some of the weight off the hinges, and I now have to work out how to attach it to the door AND allow the other door to swing right open without hitting the bolt. I'll get back to you on that one!
A close-up of one corner. Panel pins make sure there is a small expansion gap around the outside. I may make the expansion gap bigger, but then again I probably won't! In the bottom-left corner you'll see that there is a nice shadow line between the boards, which is not there in the top-right corner. I rounded over the sharp edge with sandpaper to create this, and it really looks the business. Without it the boards just have a regular, flat surface and don't look as interesting. I've only sanded this one corner - I'll do all the sanding at once, so that I can sit down and do it at my leisure! Note that I have to do this on BOTH sides - it has to look good inside as well as out.
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