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Basement Remodeling Project ~
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[Before The Project Started]
[Day 1] [Day 2] [Day 3]
[Day 4] [Day 5] [Day 6] [Day 7]
[Day 8] [Day 9]
[Day 10]
[Finished!]
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The Finished Product
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After almost four years in our house, and
many, many procrastinations, we decided to get the remainder of our
basement finished. We were going to take the traditional route and
have someone frame it and put in the electrical, then I would finish off
the dry wall. But then we went to the Spring 2007 Home and Garden
Show in Denver, and saw something really unique. After visiting
the Owens-Corning booth, we decided to have them put in their modular
system. Lots of benefits, not the least of which is getting a tax
break for installing an energy efficient home improvement.
So - all you family members who have been
putting off visiting us (hint, hint): This addition will give us a
completely private area suitable as a large guest room, complete with
TV, computer (with Internet), bath area, and foosball table. Get
your vacation plans made, and come spend some time in Fort Collins!
Be sure to check
back daily starting April 17, 2007 to see the daily progress.
Before:
The bare area of the
basement that is not yet finished, plus taking up the marble floor in
the section that is finished. This area will be carpeted to match
the new area that is being finished..
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Day 1 - April 17, 2007:
Mainly working on the wall
framing around the perimeter, and putting in the walls that separate the
craft room from the furnace room and family room. The small opening in
the second picture from the left on the top row is the closet for the craft
room.
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Day 2 - April
18, 2007:
The ceiling frame is
beginning to take shape, the HVAC ducting is going in, and the wall
framing is being finished.
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Day 3 - April
19, 2007:
The ceiling frame is
almost done. The HVAC ducting is finished. The electrical,
phone, and cable are almost done.
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Day 4 - April 23, 2007:
The door frame for the
entry way into the new section is almost done. The ceiling ports
for the ventilation are installed. The project is on a short delay
while te installers go to finish another project. We knew this
delay was coming - they started our project early with the understanding
that they would have to go finish the other job, ten come back to ours.
No new construction happened happened the rest of the week except for
the repairs that I made to the bathroom downstairs and taking out the
remainder of the marble floor,
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Day 5 - May
4, 2007:
Construction resumes.
The insulation is installed and the bedroom door is mounted. In
the mean time, I took apart the bathroom in the basement so that we
could remove all of the marble flooring and paint the walls. Some
repairs had to be done to the drywall above the bath tub because of some
plumbing that was recently replaced as well. The bath room is now
ready for the carpet to go in.
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Day
6 - May 7, 2007:
The rough inspection is
completed, and the walls start to go up as well as the ceiling being filled
in. The picture of one of the windows without the casing gives an idea
how thick the insulation is on the outer walls.
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Day
7 - May 8, 2007:
The walls are almost complete
and the trim is going on. Started painting doors. All of the old
carpet is off of the stairs, and ready to start painting the walls.
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Day
8 - May 9, 2007:
Walls are completed, and most
of the baseboards and trim are done. Only remaining items are the
entry doors and the electrical. As soon as the electrical is
completed, the one remaining wall can be completed and the rest of the
ceiling tiles installed. Added note: The walls and ceiling tiles
were completed on the next work day, but there has been an ongoing fiasco
with the doors, that as we will soon experience, will take over a month to
fix.
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Day
9 - May 10, 2007:
The construction in mainly
completed. I just need to finish the dry wall and finish of the outer
area. The carpet has been scheduled and we are waiting for the carpet
to be installed.
Day
10 - May 30, 2007:
The carpet finally went in
today.
After - The Finished Product:
It's completed! The basement doors to fit right, and we can now
call the project complete. The carpet is all done, the doors are in,
the trim is completed, and the bathroom is completed. The family room
in the basement will double as a private guest area for any visitors.
You will have a private sleeping area (the sofa is a futon bed) complete
with television, Internet access and full bathroom. Cool in the summer
and warm in the winter
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all photographs on this page taken by:
W. P. Flinn
(c)
2007
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