Browsing Tag: remodeling

Trimming the Edges

So this is what the floor of the basement looked like over the weekend… Oh yeah, the baseboards were getting some action. I painted twelve 12 ft baseboards [four were already being used when I took this picture]. I gave each piece two coats of semi-gloss interior paint, and then Tim and his Dad went […]

Paint. Check.

Oh my goodness, we have made some major [and I mean major] progress on the basement in the last two weeks. Like… • Primed • Painted • All electrical outlets are installed and light switch cover are put on • Installed all ceiling lights • Installed two of the four in–ceiling speakers • Installed two […]

Projects are a Happening!

Project Number 1: The Basement Now that the drywall has been put in the basement, it’s time to get someone to come in to tape and mud it. We’ve been getting names and contacting people for the last couple of weeks and haven’t had much luck with getting people to return calls about the job. […]

Drywall=Complete

Yep, that’s right. We have reached the point of needing someone to come in to mud and tape the basement. I know I’ve said this before, but I really mean it this time when I say that it’s actually starting to feel like a room. We now know what it’s like to have a ceiling […]

More Walls!

So we’ve made lots of drywall progress since my last post. There are only a few pieces left to be put up in the closet and in a few other spots closer to the stairwell. I plan on doing a full “drywall is done” post, but until the drywall is done I’m just putting up […]

Walls are Going Up.

Tim and his dad were able to get the first few pieces of drywall up on the walls last week, so now it’s starting to feel more like a room and not just a bunch of studs. Behold…the start of walls! In this picture my back is to where the TV will be mounted, and […]