inspection time

Inspections of the basement work came today. I think they went well. I'll find out more tonight.

Contractor is now suggesting that the big hole in my yard get bigger and that they do a full doorway into the basement!! Now, I've always wanted a door there, but we simply can't afford this kind of extra cost at this time... Anyone want to chip in to get a door installed?

Here is a picture of our kitchen... primed and almost ready for hardwood floors:


They've also dropped in the bathtub. See, isn't it exciting :)

End of week 2 - rough-ins almost done

End of week 2 and wow... they have made some progress. They've destroyed the kitchen and are starting to put it back together... see there ->
They'll be finishing the walls and putting in a new hardwood floor... then I get to take over and install cabinets, and the countertops/appliances will be installed by who we buy them from.






Here is a look at the whole basement as it is. Notice there are some lights on.. those are the new recessed lights. Also, there is new electrical wiring.



Some more miscellaneous pictures showing the bathroom, the mini kitchen area and a built-in bookshelf:

basement update from week 2

Not much more demolition occurring, unless you call jackhammering out our concrete slab in the basement demolition.

The picture isn't that good, but they had to jackhammer out for all the plumbing for the new bath in the basement. Its pretty crazy, there is nothing but clay under there.

They've begun the wiring and roughing in of all the light fixtures. Not very picture-worthy, but exciting.

I'm beggining the process of ordering a studio door. Check out the "custom steel" door on this page: http://www.acousticalsolutions.com/products/doors/doors.asp

Also, we're planning out the kitchen cabinetry using Ikea's kitchen planner tool. It works great and generates a parts list to purchase very simply. Nice going Ikea, help me spend my money :)

The bathroom upstairs (oh yes, we're getting that done too) is gutted....

More later