It has actually been done for a little over a month now, but I’m a bit slow on getting things up here. We’ve finally got a working (finished) basement, with a lot more space that we don’t know what to do with. I guess we need more stuff. Good new is we now have another bedroom if anyone wants to come visit.

A good deal has happened since the last basement update. After lugging all of that drywall down to the basement (thanks again Kieran!), we found someone to hang it, and then our friend Tim did a great job taping and mudding (thanks Tim!). Once the drywall was all finished, we had a couple painting parties – one with my parents and Kieran, and one with Jess’s parents to prime. We used about 30+ gallons between priming and painting, and are still finding little spots to touch up. We are currently on the tail end of round three. Our contractor has finished up the basement, an electrician has hooked everything up, and the plumber installed the toilet, shower and sink. There are just a few small pieces of trim to hang before the carpet gets laid next week. Then we can finally set up some furniture and enjoy our new living space. Below are WAY too many photos of the process… enjoy!

We’ve been talking about it since we bought our house last year, and it has finally begun. We’ve started the basement finishing project. Electrical and Plumbing has been run, and we spent several hours last Saturday afternoon hauling drywall down the stairs (with a little help from this tutorial from the late 90’s). The next step is getting the drywall hung, and then the finish work. Look for more updates as the project continues.