The basement is finally finished after about 2 1/2 years of working on it! It began April 2007 with a meticulous drawing that Matt drew on the computer, deconstruction of the old basement, and then new construction began. He spent almost every waking minute in the basement - including evenings and weekends. Matt did almost everything by himself with occasional manual labor from friends and family. He did the wiring, plumbing, framing, drywalling, woodwork, tiling, installing, and painting. I was usually standing by for assistance and moral support.
The guest room
The bathroom vanity
The tub and toilet (notice the tiled access panel)
The bathroom
The furnished living room
The sitting area
The living room including Matt's Fooseball table
Before - The egress window in the bedroom.
After - the window in the living room. Matt had to cut the wood to size to create a frame around the windows. This was a long and complicated process.
The egress window in the bedroom.
Beautiful polyeurathaned wood.
Before - The stairs
The gorgeous pine column wrap.
Pine baseboards around the column wrap.
Before - the polyeurathaning/woodworking/construction area/tornado zone!
Someone forgot to cover the Fooseball table early in the construction process. Now there's a little clean up to do.
"What am I going to do now that everything's done?"
Before - the living room
Before - the living room
Before - the bedroom
Before - the stairs
After - the bedroom
After - the stairs
After - the living room
After - the living room
