When we built our house we did not finish the whole basement, and instead had it open for the kids to play. We had a couch, carpet remnant and a small tv for them, as well as a little toy kitchen and table. It also was a catch-all and storage area, which served its purpose the last 5 years. We had replaced the contractor yucky insulation attached to the walls with foam board and framed the outside walls. Recently Scott decided to go back to school online, and with the kids getting bigger we were ready to go for it and finish the family room and Man Cave. This is some of the chaos, a dresser I need to refinish, the elliptical, general messiness I will share with ya. It is what it is, we live here. First thing I did was declutter a bunch, sold some things and threw out more.
The HVAC was quite fun to deal with. After framing all the walls Scott had to frame these out for drywall..
It was a LOT of work.
Is this a bathroom? Many people asked. Nope, it is a big closet for Scott to store all his gear in.
Scott's dad, Kim, was nice enough to come help us with the wiring. He does a great job and we were able to get almost all of it wired in one weekend. Yay for LIGHT down there.And fixing weird switch placement and having all the lights on one switch, which has bugged us since we moved in. (We were not around to mention this to our builders) We added a bunch of can lights and a few other fixtures, as well as lots of outlets.
After a few more steps we were ready for Insulation. Scott drove to Durango (the nearest Home Depot, about 1.5 hours away), rented a UHaul trailer and loaded it with the pink stuff. A few friends came and helped us put it all up and it really started to take shape down there.
Scott's taping and mudding skills and desire to carry and install drywall were low, so we hired a friend of ours who is a contractor to do it. They did an amazing job, and watching them work with all their tools and expertise and a three man crew taking about a week and a half to finish just solidified our decision to hire this step out. We are so happy with the results!
Starting out
Getting there
Pretty texture!!
The most exciting part for the girls and I is the under stairs playhouse. A friend of mine had one and ever since we built we had promised this to the girls as a way to get them excited about the move. Unfortunately it took 5 years to get to it, but it is going to be awesome. And soon Calvin will be crawling around in it. We have a door that will go on there and we will lock it from the outside, just so we can access it to clean, etc, but otherwise it is all for little people.
Next step after Christmas is to prime and paint!! the fun part, yay!
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