Oh Yes We Did ... Basement Fun

Why wait till winter to start another big project when you can start now!  That's right, Grande Project #2 has started.  Basement Renovation here we come.  I will have to say that the most humid and hot weather of early July definitely helped us snap to it.  Who wants to sweat just sitting outside when you can grab a light jacket for basement fun!

I'll catch you up:
1)  We did some light demo.  Mainly taking down the wall paneling in the future bedroom, the walls around the furnace and hot water heater, and the wall between the 1/2 bath and laundry room.

Working on Demo

Wall Demo between 1/2 Bath and Laundry

2)  Hubs added some fire safing between the floor joists and exterior wall.  Mainly to help insulate along the exterior wall.  Doesn't hurt to have added fire protection too!

3)  Hubs did some dumpster diving and grabbed some rigid insulation out of the construction dumpster.  They were throwing this stuff away!  A little dirt never hurt anyone.  The blue board in the pics below is what was grabbed.  It is 3" R-15 rigid board.

Blue Board Up On the Walls

4)  Unfortunately there wasn't enough blue board to laminate all the walls.  So, we headed to his fave store Home Depot and got some more rigid insulation.  It is slightly different.  2" R-13 rigid board.  Hubs used Liquid Nail to glue these babies on the wall.  We also used Tyvek Tape to tape e-very single seam (that was my job).

R-Max Up On the Walls

5)  Then we started on layout and installing the top and bottom tracks for wall construction.  A laser is definitely key to accuracy and ease of installation!  Hubs used a powder actuated hammer to secure the bottom track to the concrete floor; screws for the top track to the floor joists.

Working on the Wall at the Future Laundry/Bath/Storage Room

 That pretty much sums up our current status in the basement.  Looks pretty cool huh ...

More to come - our basement floor plans and 3-D model, design ideas and process, budget, schedule ... and more!

K, I am out ... Hubs is messing with the wiring and electrical panel downstairs.  I feel like I need to be supervising haha :)