House 0, Wesley 1

I finished the wall today. The room is painted, the hole is gone, the leak is fixed. If I were to grade myself, I'd give myself a B for "better than a rotten hole in the wall." The piece of drywall I put in wasn't exactly a seamless work of art. In hindsight, I probably could have spent more time pushing in the left side where the new stud was put in. There is a hump, some waves, and a few spots where the mud flaked off. But with the new toilet shelves in place, you can't even tell. If it weren't for having to stop the leak, the duct tape would have been just as good anyway. The repair ended up costing probably a little over a hundred, not counting the $50 I paid the plumber to show me how to change a shower cartridge.
And as I bring this blog to a close, I can't help but think forward to my next project. It's probably going to be changing out the plumbing and lighting on my koi pond. The last time I attempted major work to it, I lost my largest catfish (Goliath) and 3 of the fatties.