I'm long overdue on the basement progress. There has been a lot of progress, but the guys are about a week behind. They'd intended to be in and out by this weekend and they put in some very long days to meet their goal.
The new plumbing was laid and the concrete replaced. This took about 2 days longer then they intended because of the unexpected Cthulu beast of pipes they found and had to remove.
From there, the framing was put in. We opted not to frame part of the laundry room, to give it 6" more space and open access to all the plumbing/utilities that live in there.
The outlets and switches are run and the old scary wiring has been simplified. This cleaned up the ceiling so we could paint it black. We are not putting in ceiling board but instead painting the beams matte black. I have mixed feelings about the choice to paint. The wood is forever altered from its original state and I don't take that lightly, but this option allows us access to the wiring and pipes in the floorboard space and it 'lifts' the otherwise very low ceiling. I can still 'read' the history in the 2X12 beams while using the space for my family's needs. I'm sure this is one of those decisions that a future owner will wonder at. May it be the least of the things I leave them to wonder at.
The wall board has been going up for a few days. Immediately, the space changed. The skeleton frames disappeared and the spaces became defined. My first thought was, dang, that's pretty small! It's not though. The space is the same as our living space upstairs, meaning this is adding a third more living space onto the house. We are adding the 2nd largest closet in the house, the largest bathroom in the house, and the playroom is as big as our living room. Bill has been measuring for furniture and apparently we could (if we wanted to) fit a (he reports, very manly) huge L-shaped couch along the one corner.
The exterior windows and door are done. We have 7 interior doors to hang still but they are waiting for the tiling and wall-boarding to finish.
The last part is the bathroom, which still needs pretty much everything. The huge heavy cast iron tub is in, but the rest is waiting. The subway tile, the ogtogonal floor tile, the inset cabinet... I'm most excited about this room and impatient to see how it comes togeher.
And so, there you have an update.
Jess - what book are these images from??
Posted by: Lori Ward | February 16, 2009 at 06:58 PM