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Just a bit of advise, I hope I am not insulting you as you may very well know all this, I have been doing remodeling with DH in all three of our houses now and I learn a lot from him.

I am assuming that the door hinge will be at the existing wall. Put a couple of 2x4's at the wall, maybe with a couple of inches between them. That way the door will open far enough that door knob will be out of the way when open and it will be enough support to hold the door completely still when it is opened and closed. A slamming door can twist the wall it is installed in and damage your drywall.
The framing on the top should be 2 - 2x4's side-by-side on edge, 2x6 would be better (DH uses 2x8's) but 2x4 will work since it is not load bearing in any way. It is less likely to sag that way, which would cause a sticky door evenually.
 
Oh, and attach a top and bottom plate to the ceiling and floor. Make sure they are lined up by hanging a weight on a string long enough to reach down to the floor. If you have the floor plate down, then you can move the string over so your weight just touches the edge of your board, mark that spot and align the ceiling board on that mark. You can then mark every 16" for your walls studs, measure and cut each board individually. Always cut on the outside edge of your measurement mark. A shade too long can be pounded onto place and makes a sturdier wall, too short does no-one any good. I haven't found any Norwegian Board Stretchers for sale anywhere. :)
 
Thanx. Fridays are pretty bad for me, but it would be nice if I can get some of that wall up before I have to call it quits. DS is giving me a bit of grief because of the way I hung up the door frame, but he says he will work on finishing the wall this weekend, while I'm away. He claims he works best alone. Still, I want to see a few studs sticking here and there, so we can fasten some plywood to it.
Well, I tackled the kitchen because anytime I decide to do 'man's work' the woman chores get neglicted. I had a few pieces of meat of various types that needed to be dealt with and a very little bit of shrimp still in the freezer with some okra too, so I threw everything together and made gumbo with potatoe salad, so my kids are stuffed and content.
I should probably check the extended forecast because the plants I brought inside about 3 weeks ago, should really be put back in their elements.
Tried to get the little ones to help with chores this morning while I was in the kitchen, but DD7 was goofing off. She requires 1:1. DD11, however put the clothes out on the line, but she doesn't know how to make the clothes pens stretch to do a few batches, so I will have to either wait for first to dry to do 2nd or I'll have to put hanging clothes on hangers, like I do sometimes and put them on the inside lines and be patient. DD7 finally got called in to the kitchen to do a batch of dishes while I was peeling potatoes. Thank God she likes doing at least that.
So 1099's and W2 are slowly starting to come in. Hoping to do good around home with my return this year. I managed to not borrow or charge anything I need to pay off, so maybe I can get some stuff tended to.
I have to call in refills for Daddys meds today and pour him at least a week....but probably 2 weeks of meds. As soon as the kid exchange takes place :( I will see about that.
So I have an idea....some of the walls need to be covered and the ceiling tiles are sagging in one big area of the house and also need to be replaced because of ripped walls from the past and never being fixed up there.....plus, I have watched my childhood home go up in flames years back, so maybe, room by room, instead of ceiling tiles and paneling or plywood, maybe sheetrock.....just a thought.
 
Sorry....apparently wyoDreamer typing same time as me. Well, I've built many things in my life, so I have no idea why DS doesn't have confidence in me. When DH and I got full use of entire house, previously occupied by my younger sister, what used to be her living room, became the master bedroom. Only problem in the beginning was this really big room, opening up to the hallway...in otherwords, all common areas and at times you might be a bit uncomfortable. Well, I never really worked well with DH, except for very rare occassions, so one day he got sent to TX by his boss to do a crew change, which was a rarity. Ordinarily, at that time, his job was gardener. So I knew I had about 17 hours to myself....I only needed to make a very small wall to be able to hang a door, which we already had. I used only 2X4 pieces we had handy, but I got it up and its still in place. He got home and saw 2X4's and a door, but I didn't know how I would close off the wall....but it had to begin with studs, so I was at least mostly done. Well, he was (of course) happy and he said, I got an idea....he produced cardboard and stapled it in place, which served our immediate purpose and later he put repurposed cedar boards, which looked really rustic....right up my alley.
DS is just being bullheaded. I hope he is just pretending to not know that I am the real brains behind every home improvement project we have done.
My problem with anything relating to carpentery isn't knowing how. Its more having the strength to do some of the work. Most I can handle. I catch hell screwing or nailing into a ceiling, for example.
Regarding my method of drying clothes.....I fold very little, so once the wet clothes is on hangers....it stays on, until its worn. I can't trust my kids to keep folded clothes organized, so I insist on everything being hung, except some shorts, nightclothes and underwear. I told DS how cheap our gas bill was, since no dryer and he says he wants one anyway. Bullheaded!!! Yeah....thats fine for him, but I don't consider it a favor when someone washes and dries, but leaves it in the dryer. I know some people like the feel of softness with the clothes coming out of the dryer, but I actually like my towels crunchy, when I'm drying myself after a bath...and such. And I like the smell of line dried clothes.
 
I love the smell of line dried clothes. My mom had us learn to iron by ironing the clothes from the line... still had the smell but they were a lot less crunchy.
 
hope you and ds have gotten the wall and door up and done. hang tuff lady bug
 
When you are putting a wall stud up, start the nails/screws while it is on the ground and before putting it into place, then all you have to do after standing it up is to drive it home.
 
When I was a kid, I helped my dad put up sheetrock in the dining room ceiling. I can remember standing there holding a 2x4 w/another piece of 2x4 either screwed or nailed on and using that to keep the sheetrock in place.
 
Go get 'em! I am with you. I might be small, and it might take me longer, but I'll get it done. Don't tell me I won't or you'll be guaranteed that it will be done, my way, and you won't get a say in it! LOL
Take care of yourself, and don't overdo it, but whatever you need done, go for it!
 
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