How to Upgrade Your Cubicle (and Your Career)
By , This Old House online
- Time: 4-6 hrs
- Cost: $400
- Difficulty: Easy to moderate
Shopping & Tool Lists
- Supplies You Will Need:
- 1. 1x4s for rafters, ridge beams, and collar ties
2. ¼-inch plywood for roof sheathing
3. Molded pre-hung door
4. Door lockset
5. Door knocker
6. Shims
7. Wood saddle
8. Urethane foam fluted pilasters
9. Urethane foam door pediment
10. 8d ring-shank nails
11. 2-inch screws
12. Paint
- Tools You Will Need:
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1. Miter saw
2. Hammer
3. Drill/driver
4. Scribe for marking cope cuts on saddle
5. Coping saw
Introduction
In architectural terms, the cubicle is the tract home of today's cookie-cutter office complex. So if you're still plugging away in a Dwight Schrute special as you await that big promotion to senior associate something-or-other, why not live the dream by dignifying it with some classic architectural lift? Doing so might cause Mr. Corner Office over there to wonder what the young go-getter in the Colonial Revival cubicle is all about. Keep clicking as our own working-cube hero, Senior Technical Editor Mark Powers, shows you how to dress your polyester-lined pad for success.
Steps
- Helpful Info:
- Gallery: 13 Easy Door Surround Profiles From Stock Molding
- Article: Here's How to Pick a Front Door
- Article: Vintage Metal Doorknobs
- Step By Step: How to Spruce Up Your Entryway
- Video: How to Cope a Joint for Crown Molding
- Video: How to Choose Interior Molding
- Video: How to Install Foam Crown Molding
- Gallery: Beautify Your Home With Crown Molding and Other Trim Upgrades