Finished Frame & drywall

Frame dryfit into spot, then secured in place with screws

drywall to finish off the new half wall.  The idea here was to allow the person to sit and have something behind them while they put on shoes or chatted.  Across the entry way is a set of coat hooks and in the garage an additional set of coat hooks for the folks to be able to keep jackets off the floor or bench...and I need to re-wash the bench...white gets dirty fast :)

How to frame in less than two hours

The little arrows tell you which side of the line you cut on

dryfit the frame

pre-drill the holes

check that it's square

dry fit the frame onto the wall (making new shelf)

Copper Pot Holder for your wall

This is an easy project that can be done in under an hour.  You will need a specific tool - a copper pipe slicer (about $30) or if you can borrow one - that works too.

Went to the plumbing aisle at Home Depot and got the following parts:

as you can see - there is a 45 degree angle piece, a connector and a male/female attachment
along with another piece that has screw holes already attached - they fit regular screws

you can either glue this or not - I just wanted a little extra holding strength

Used Gorilla Glue (fav glue)

screw into stud

finished product

cutter - I used this to cut the pipe about 4"