RebekahFeb 19, 20192 minGot an icebox where my basement should be.... So, the basement is basically done, but there's been one problem with the room. Despite it being one of the nicest (if not THE nicest) ro...
RebekahDec 5, 20182 minNow comes the fun partSo we're still wrapping up the final stages of room construction (doors and trim) we actually got the pocket door that I made hung the ot...
RebekahNov 30, 20181 minWe have a floor!So the guys we had come finish the floor were amazing. They got here at 8am on Tuesday and worked until 6:30pm. They were back in the mor...
RebekahNov 30, 20184 minHow hard could it be?When it comes to tiling, the answer is HARD. Now I've tiled before, but I've never been responsible for a whole room. I was still pretty ...
RebekahNov 29, 20181 minDoors, Floor, and TrimDoors, floor, and trim.... somehow this is the list of what remains to be done in terms of construction. It kind of seems unreal when I t...
RebekahNov 29, 20183 minWhat a ceiling!I at least had the foresight when we started to realize that I wanted nothing to do with a drywall ceiling. I can deal with sanding a wal...
RebekahNov 29, 20182 minStorage!So one of the nice things about building a room from nothing is that when you're painting, you don't have to tape anything off. We wanted...
RebekahNov 29, 20181 minAgreeable GrayGetting the walls painted was a HUGE milestone in the basement reno. For the walls we decided to use Sherwin-Williams Agreeable Gray. I k...
RebekahNov 29, 20181 minIt's a duct in a box!All the houses in our area from this era had central heat/air put in much later. How anyone lived around here without AC is beyond me. Th...
RebekahNov 29, 20182 minPutting up wallsThe easiest part of hanging drywall is attaching it to studs. This leads to a false sense that it's going to be quick and easy. Let me te...
RebekahNov 29, 20182 minThe weather outside is frightful. Inside is not more delightful. As unpleasant as it can be to spend hours in a drafty basement all winter, it's extremely gratifying to watch a room start to transform b...
RebekahNov 29, 20181 minBack in the basementAfter taking measurements for the room, Mr. Handy and I placed an order for the construction supplies that we needed for the basement tha...
RebekahNov 29, 20182 minTaking a break from the dust and debrisUnfortunately I didn't take pictures of the finished floor once we leveled it, but you'll see it in future post where we're working on th...
RebekahNov 29, 20181 minDemo Days!My husband (who has decided that he would like to go by the alias Mr. Handy) was really excited about the prospect of tearing the basemen...
RebekahNov 29, 20182 minAsbestos!We knew from the start that the existing tile in the basement was asbestos tile (tip: if you have 8x8 inch tile in an older house, chance...
RebekahNov 29, 20181 minHow long could a basement take to redo???Our basement reno is a work in progress that we began about a year and a half ago. We bought our house in September of 2017. When we move...