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Last weekend i got a burr up my ass to finish out my basement that was otherwise unused. (I may have opened up a can of worms cuz my wife and i already cant agree on anything... oh well)
So after i took inventory of what i had and want to do i came up with a plan of attack. First i will show some pictures of what it was lime when i started ( please dont judge my cuz i know it is a disaster).
Last weekend i tore down all of that nasty insulation and moved all of the plumbing to the wall opposite of the stairs. In the process of doing that i decided to redo the plumbing with pex. After about 20 trips to the store i finally finished everything last Sunday at noon.
The next step is to frame in the walls with 2x4s and run the electric for the outlets and move the lights.
I have plans to move the stairs so that they come down the other way. That would make the entrance of the basement come i through the closet that is in my garage. In moving the steps i can reduce the angle and get rid of the landing. I would like to cut a doorway through my living room wall so i can have access to the basement from the main part of the house.
I also plan on painting the ceiling instead of hanging drywall. The ceiling of the basement is only 7'8" so a drop ceiling wouldn't work and i personally hate hanging drywall. That is the wife and i biggest argument right now she wants a white ceiling where i want a darker color like charcoal or a dark blue. We also an on putting garage floor epoxy on the floor instead of carpet in case it should ever flood.
I also want to put either rough sawn lumber or old barn siding on the wall with the big crock on it. On Tuesday i cut down several trees after work and cut six logs out of them for the lumber. Kn Wednesday i talked to the owner of the company i work for and he is taking down three barns. I have to look and see if the siding on the barns are wht i want or i will need to get the logs sawn. Since i now have access to a bunch of hand hewn barn beams i may try to incorporate some of them into the walls. If anyone has any suggestions please dont hesitate im all ears.
So after i took inventory of what i had and want to do i came up with a plan of attack. First i will show some pictures of what it was lime when i started ( please dont judge my cuz i know it is a disaster).
Last weekend i tore down all of that nasty insulation and moved all of the plumbing to the wall opposite of the stairs. In the process of doing that i decided to redo the plumbing with pex. After about 20 trips to the store i finally finished everything last Sunday at noon.
The next step is to frame in the walls with 2x4s and run the electric for the outlets and move the lights.
I have plans to move the stairs so that they come down the other way. That would make the entrance of the basement come i through the closet that is in my garage. In moving the steps i can reduce the angle and get rid of the landing. I would like to cut a doorway through my living room wall so i can have access to the basement from the main part of the house.
I also plan on painting the ceiling instead of hanging drywall. The ceiling of the basement is only 7'8" so a drop ceiling wouldn't work and i personally hate hanging drywall. That is the wife and i biggest argument right now she wants a white ceiling where i want a darker color like charcoal or a dark blue. We also an on putting garage floor epoxy on the floor instead of carpet in case it should ever flood.
I also want to put either rough sawn lumber or old barn siding on the wall with the big crock on it. On Tuesday i cut down several trees after work and cut six logs out of them for the lumber. Kn Wednesday i talked to the owner of the company i work for and he is taking down three barns. I have to look and see if the siding on the barns are wht i want or i will need to get the logs sawn. Since i now have access to a bunch of hand hewn barn beams i may try to incorporate some of them into the walls. If anyone has any suggestions please dont hesitate im all ears.
