This weekend, we completed all of the framing in the new downstairs bathroom. We knew that out of all of the framing we’ve done for each room, this would be the most difficult, so getting it complete is a huge milestone. We made a trip to Lowes to pick out the tile and border that [...]

This project started in mid September 2008. A complete remodel of our basement, new walls, new plumbing, new electrical, etc. Since we’re doing this ourselves, we allocated 2 years to complete the project. So we’re hoping to be completely finished by the end of September, 2010. Based on estimates, we figure that we’re saving about [...]

Ok, haven’t posted any updates for the past couple of weeks as work in the basement has been slow because of Lenora’s back problems and me being sick for the past 5 days. However we have managed to make a lot of progress in between our ailments. All interior walls in the basement are completely [...]

Well, with the dawn of a new year and the temperature outside a cold 21 degrees, we decided to start working on the basement again after a 2 month break. We actually seem to get more work done in the basement in the winter than we do in the summer, maybe because there’s nothing to [...]

While we continue to work on our basement project, we try to recycle and reuse as many things as possible. Even though the basement originally had no internal walls, it did have a half bath and a kitchen sink. We ditched the sink, because that’s where the new vanity will go for the bathroom, but [...]