So, it's been a while since I posted on here, so I thought I'd give it a shot. Here's just a quick update of what I've been up to lately.
Since Christmas break I have been consumed by our latest project, which is finishing the basement into a family room. For those who haven't had a chance yet to visit, we bought our house with roughly 1500 finished square feet, which translates into a living room, a kitchen/great room, 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. It's a comfy size for our little family. However, the spacing of the house is such that there's not really a great place to have a nice little family room where we can crash, watch TV, and play with the girls. We were using the third bedroom for that job, but when Tori came along and claimed the last bedroom as her own, our TV got transplanted to our bedroom. When we got married, we swore we'd never have a TV in our bedroom, but here we are with our bed doubling as a sofa.
We are tired of it, so I enlisted the help of my extremely capable father-in-law to teach me the ways of home improvement. He spent a day with me framing the necessary spaces. In the time that he put in roughly 400 nails, I'm pretty sure I knocked in 25 of my own. He is really good at it. I am really bad. But I am sure good at handing him what he needs. In the weeks since, I've gotten a crash course in wiring, duct work, carpentry, and lighting. But, I think it's going to actually turn out OK. I even pre-wired the room for surround sound and an eventual home theater (that will come after the backyard is finished, the rest of the basement is finished, and we buy some couches that we are older than . . . in other words, Summer of 2034).
Anyway, it's ready for drywall. We are having our good High Priests Group Leader do it for us, since I certainly don't trust myself to do finish work that people will actually see. He does it for a living, so it'll look nice. Once that's in, it's just doors, paint, and carpet, and we can have a nice getaway in the basement! Here are a couple of beautiful pictures of my handiwork. I'll admit, it doesn't look like anything special, but it represents a lot of hard work and learning experiences to me. Hopefully we'll follow up soon with some nice "after" pictures.
Oh, and since I feel no blog entry is complete without a gratuitous picture of a cute kid, here's a good (albeit fuzzy one) of Tori. Enjoy!
2 comments:
I can't wait to see the after pictures. It's looking good so far. My parents are in the process of finishing their basement and forgot to put the insulation in and the drywall is already up. (Don't tell them I told you). So they have 100+ little holes in their drywall where they had to shoot the insulation in. Oops.
Way to go Matt! Good luck with that!
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