hey guys! It has definitely been a while since my last post.
That is mainly because not much exciting has been happening. Just plumbing, heating and air, and other small things. However, we did start on the basement, a.k.a Leo's "man cave".
The basement isn't perfect. The ceilings, at their tallest, are about 7 feet. There are now parts where the duct work has been added that is is probably about 6"5'. But, I will say my friend Caitlin came over this weekend to see the progress and she was fine, even in the short spaces! Now her Dad might be a different story...good thing Leo and I are both pretty short ;)
The walls are just concrete block and cement. However, there are four windows, which makes it pretty light during the day. The first thing was to put up studs to essentially "fake walls" (I say fake because they really serve no purpose besides to make it look pretty...eventually).
And this is where I learned how to use an impact driver...well besides getting my glove wound up in it this weekend...and therefore my skin...but we can skip quickly over that little detail :)
Here are some pictures of the before.
Pretty raw, although the yellow adds a nice touch! It does brighten it a lot as well. So here is everything so far. We also took down the cement column that you see in that last picture. Correction. My Dad took it down this weekend. By himself. There's no we :|
We are putting a 3-inch steel pole where the cement blocks were in order to gain more space for the walkway. With the newly added duct work that has to be enclosed, it was pretty tight. My Dad, also by himself while we were away this weekend, took out the old coal shoot. A coal shoot I can't even pick up a millimeter off of the ground with both hands. This was necessary in order to make the walls. But we have amazing plans for reusing it in another part of the house, no worries :)
A man that my Dad found that does block work on the side is going to come to block it in properly, as well as block in the door that had been previously taken out (you know, so no more rats find a home in our walls and die a tragic death. I rate that as a pretty high priority). I can't wait!
We are finishing out the basement to put in an entertainment center for leo, a small eating area/pingpong area, a laundry room (my little corner of the basement), and a place for him to cut hair. There will also be some storage by the stairs. A lot for a basement, no? We spent forever arranging it efficiently and I think it will be perfect.
I will finish this up as we go long with a part 2 & 3...which seems forever away but hopefully will be here before we know it!
Thanks for reading :)
-katie
