Linda and I are in the middle of a remodel of our basement.  I started this with my Dad on 2/14 and have been chipping away at it each weekend since then.

Here is a short journal.  I have shared more pictures up on flickr.

Weekend 1 (2/14-15)

• Put up walls (Thanks Ray Whitaker!)
• Run wiring (did everything but connecting to the box)
• First coat of ceiling paint (a spray gun is the only way to go with this)

Weekend 2 (2/21-22)

• Hang Drywall (Almost broke my dad’s back with this task… he was a trooper!)
• Put up blocking above the walls between the rafters
• Wiring ceiling light cans
• Final coat of paint on ceiling

Drywall is up!

Weekend 3 (2/28-3/1)

• Finishing drywall (oh boy… this task is not hard, but VERY messy… dust everywhere)
• Finishing wiring

Man this creates a mess!

Weekend 4 (3/7-8)

• 1 coat of prime
• 2 coats of Irish Tea paint
• Preparing trim (painted the trim)
• 3/4 of crown molding done
• 2 coats of trim paint on window and door

Walls painted and trim around the pipes. Lots-O miter joints.

We are getting close, but probably have 3 more weekends of work.  We need to get up all the trim, install door and ventless heater, and lay carpet.  I will probably post after it is all done… maybe even do a video (we’ll see)…