Showing posts with label Basement family room. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Basement family room. Show all posts

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Help arrives!

Hallway looking into the bedroom
From the play room, looking into the bathroom
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Taken inside the play room toward the back of the room at the storage closet

Wah hoo!  Five big and burly men arrived late Thursday night to help us with the basement project.  Allan's brothers, Dennis, Terry and Jeff and nephews, Eric (E-rock) and Keith (K man) got here at midnight.  After enjoying a BIG bottle of "Old Bastard" beer that they made for Allan's birthday, they hit the beds for a short sleep before getting to work the next morning. 

They split up into teams of two and worked off a punch list to get a few things done before starting to hang the drywall. They finished most of the ceiling on Friday before hanging up their drills.  Everyone was back at it early Saturday morning!  They finished hanging the ceiling just a couple of hours after the drywall lift was due back at Home Depot.  Are they awesome or what?! Truth be told, they are blaming it on me, saying that I was cracking the whip to get it done by the return time.  Does anyone REALLY think I have any influence over these guys?!   

After lunch on Saturday, they really rocked and hung the drywall on all of the walls and mudded most of the walls.  There are a couple of closets that still need drywall, but wow!  I just can't say enough about these guys!  They do tend to chatter a lot, but in the end, they get a LOT done and they do a great job.  Since I am being a bit sappy, I have to add that it is really an incredible sight to see so many brothers (and their sons) working together and having a great time doing it.  My appreciation and admiration cannot be put into words right now. Not only do I have an awesome husband, but he comes from a great family!

The above pictures are from BEFORE the weekend started.  Next, check out the AFTER pictures.......

Monday, February 26, 2007

Slow but steady


I have been working on the basement during the weekends. The basement is unfinished and has four rooms. There is a family room, a bedroom, a mechanical room and a full bath. I have chosen (or did the wife pick?) to start with the family room. The room is 20X12. I made a closet on one end so the room will finish at 16X12 with a 4x12 closet. So far, the exterior wall has been sealed (worst part so far), the stud walls framed in, the ceiling lowered, the outlets wired and the overhead can lights installed. Estimated completion date 12/31/2010. :)
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