Thursday, March 24, 2011
Thriller
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Pop goes the Weasel
Monday, March 07, 2011
New Bathroom
After pouring new concrete, Jude and I framed up the bathroom .
My brother-in-law wired the first light and several outlets for us, as well as taught me how to do basic electric work, so I could add a vent for the bathroom and second light making it the best lit bathroom in miles.
Beginning the bathroom
Looks like a bathroom, right? I'm pretty certain busting up the concrete floor with a sledge hammer was one of Jude's favorite tasks. (Jude's nodding happily as he reads this now!) Shown here are the cavities for plumbing to the new sink, toilet, and washing machine.
Simply put, we hired contractors to do the plumbing because they know what they are doing. I personally carried nearly 30, 5 gallon buckets of old cement and dirt out of the basement before we layed a new cement floor. I have not mentioned Shiloh yet, but she did help along the way by moving tools around and getting really really dirty.
Mudding and Sanding
Jude and I applied 3 layers of mud, which also meant we had to sand 3 times. The sanding was something I did nearalmost daily while Shiloh took her nap. Needless to say, it is not perfect and I have no desire to sand again.
Here is a photo of the hallway leading to our den. Adam installed the door pictured here and the second will come months later when we built the bathroom. The Den
Behind the studs we scraped the exterior walls before painting them with a Watertight paint.
Next we covered the exterior walls with insulation and sheetrock.
Finally, here is the den with new walls, a new ceiling, and new recessed lighting. Soon we will begin the mudding and sanding. 