As many of you know, I've been laboring on my basement since before the end of last school year. I love my house, but I bought it knowing that I'd need to work hard to make it the perfect home for Danielle, my wife, Boss, our boxer, and I. We've completed various projects that were both necessary and unneccesary in our home. It is fun, stressful, and exciting.
Lately, we have been riding a full wave of stress, irritation and excitement. Pictured below are photos of what my basement looked like before we purchased the home. I often referred to it as my time machine because it likely went unchanged from the 1970's. With the help of my stepfather, we are making great strides. I had to remove the paneling, flooring, and ceiling tiles before we could even start. This was disgusting as rodent droppings rained down on me with each ceiling tile I disturbed. Additionally, I did not secure the discarded paneling well enough, and they flew into my car, scratching the paint for the entire length of the car.
Lastly, we have made great progress. We now have painted walls. Drywall was hung, spackled (we hired someone to handle this task), and painted. It looks incredible (pictures to come). I also added many electrical outlets, put in lighting, prewired my speakers. Our bathroom is just about completed as is one side of ceiling tile. The ceiling is very difficult to hang. We had to re-hang various parts of it, and now, we are cutting holes for the speakers which tests the wills of both my stepfather and I. This weekend, we hope to finish the ceiling, hang my projector and screen, and begin tiling one side of the basement. The carpet guy is also coming to measure the basement on Sunday. Hopefully, we will be finished by the Super Bowl!
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