Y5W26 Day 2

AM:
45 min elliptical machine

PM:
working on the house.

With the home invasions/break-ins 10 houses down from us yesterday at 4 AM I have been house safety conscious. I decided to skip the gym in the afternoon so I could work on reinforcing our basement door. The door is wood with recessed detailing making to smaller panels and 2 larger panels. The perimeter of the door is solid and thick. My concern was where the detailing is for the panels as the door seemed like it might only be 3/8 or 1/2 inch thick. I figure it would not take much to kick through it. I had some old plywood laying around so I cut a piece 1/4 or 3/8 inch plywood notching out where the deadbolt and handle would be and screwed the plywood on the inside of the door. This will give the door considerable added strength. I then cut a 2×4 to go across the back of the door and cut on other piece of 2×4 to wedge as a brace against the ceiling joists. This thing is solid now!

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