Started work on the stairwell

 

More work on the stairs





At this point, work has slowed down to a snail's pace. I am considering not doing these nightly updates so I don't bore everyone.

 

Theater door framing is finished



Stairwell framing is finished






I just realized the original builder wrote Uruguay on one of the studs

 

Nice, awesome to see the updates

 

Saw that in an earlier picture...wondered what that was about...

 

Kitchen ceiling framework is laid out






Electrician is supposed to come any day now. Then drywall will start.

 

 

Great progress, it's looking good!

 

Yeah I am kind of disappointed that he wasn't able to easily make the ceiling higher in the kitchen though. I think its at like 7 1/2 feet height or something.

 

Came home just now and saw this







I didn't know he was going to use metal too. I also don't know how he does all this by himself with no help.

 

man, that dude is a beast

 

Holy shit, you contracted Super Man. I can't believe that this is just his part-time job. I guess he is busy with Lex Luthor at night.

 

^

He doesn't even have a full size ladder! He uses that dinky 4ft step ladder!

I seriously think he morphs into an army of workers while we're not down there.

 

No kidding. A one man gang, for sure.

 

Don't forget a stripper pole.

 

Good call. I will talk to my parents about that one but I'm not sure if it will go over well.

 

Don't talk to the parents, talk to the contractor, have him throw it in as a special feature...

 

Haha I'll see what I can do. Otherwise I can always install one myself down the road.

 

More ceiling framing complete. Electrician comes on Friday.

 

Why is that part of the ceiling metal when everything else is wood?

 

Wall studs are wood in case you need to install any weight bearing supports, shelving, hd tvs, etc. Metal studs around ductwork since it's strictly cosmetic.

 

 

More metal framing continuing into theater area

 

Ahh.

So is it safe to assume metal studs are cheaper than wood?

 

This is what I've heard from another contractor:

Metal is more expensive material but easier to work with (cheaper labor).

Wood is cheaper material but more difficult to work with (expensive labor).

So he said it works out to the same price. I don't know how much I believe that though. That's just what he told me, because I asked the same question you did.


Edit: or it could be the other way around. I don't remember exactly to be honest but either way, he is saying they work out to be the same cost in the end.

 

Just some random pics of various things that were done. The electrician came by today and installed most of the hi-hats and blue boxes. He's coming back to do the wiring on Wednesday because he has to install a new circuit breaker box. Apparently there's not enough room to add all of the 8 new circuits into our current box.

 

And we have light!



That is all.

 

Long overdue for updates. Here they come...


Shelf for future dehumidifier if needed. Has direct connection to the drain.


Divider. Lower portion will be open for entertainment center. All electronics will be put there. Upper portion is closet.

 

More light!







Additional circuit breaker box

 

Now me and my dad get a chance to do some work. We laid out all the speaker and video wiring in the theater room.





Example - spot for front right speaker and subwoofer box

 

All insulation is complete! They came in at 7:30am and finished at 9:30am. I was just waking up by the time they were out the door.





New storage room


Shelf for dehumidifier complete







And later that day...



All drywall was delivered! Pretty talented forklift driver got all 100 boards into the garage somehow. He was just smiling and shaking his head the entire time he was doing it. He couldn't believe it all fit stacked up like that.

 

All drywall was taken from the garage, down the narrow stairs, and into the basement. Poor guys. They were completely beat by the end of it. 4 pieces at a time, 25 trips down the stairs, 25 back up the stairs.

 

Holy crap those drywall guys work fast...









The powder room

 

Second day of drywalling and they pretty much finished...



Kitchen -

 

Final day of drywall











Storage room


Theater - will get a false ceiling

 

That's all for now. I've been pretty busy with school and final exams so I didn't have time to keep this thread updated, but I made sure I kept up with the progress pictures. Mods, sorry for the multiple posts but I wanted to keep everything consistent and organized.

The space is totally transformed. It feels really strange going down there now. I just can't wait till the theater is done so I can get down there and play some Call of Duty MW3!

 

Wow! Major progress in a just a few days!! It's amazing how much everything's changed with just the drywall going up.

 

I know it really is amazing! And it's sooooo much warmer down there now. Thank god for insulation. Around this time of year it gets to about 55 degrees down there. But now its about 65. Should be nice and toasty when the heater finally gets turned on in a couple weeks.

Plaster guys come on Monday.

Paint and molding should follow a few days after.

 

Spackle round 1 is complete.

Round 2 is this Wednesday, followed by round 3 on Saturday.