Since then, we've been making slow progress. We typically only get about one weekend day every two weeks to work on this, so that pretty much explains the lack of speed of renovation. While we've had several work days, many of them were filled with boring but necessary things like electrical and ductwork. All I'll say about that is that the drill bit on the left is the worst and the one on the right is the best.
I had to put my full weight on the first one to get anywhere, and the other just went through like butter.
So here is the current state of things - pink!
We've started putting up the insulation, and the drywall is on deck. Hopefully one more day or so of work and we can start laying up wall board, and the end will be near! Or at least...you might be able to picture an actual room?
We've made progress on that funny corner too. In the image above, we used to have a duct transfer on the right hand side of the room near the doorway. We would have had to drop a soffit down there to enclose it, but that was going to be a bummer because the ceiling height in this room is just over 7', and we didn't really want to drop the height right at the door. My husband was able to pull the transfer across the room to the left and hide it in the one soffit we already had to make. Remember my little sketch?
And here we are so far!
The soffit encloses the duct work and a gas line that came down below the joists, and you can see the framing for the removable bench that houses the water meter.
Slowly but surely...maybe by the end of summer?
Wow! I can just imagine how the big reveal will look. By the looks of that update, the basement is going to be amazing. The laminated flooring adds a cozy charm to that room. Everyone did a lovely job on that renovation. Keep us posted for more updates. Thanks for sharing that, K! Kudos and all the best!
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