So we are finally remodeling our basement. It is going from completely unfinished to mostly finished. We are building a gym, family/living area, kitchenette, craft room (which will convert over to a bedroom when the kids get older), bathroom and lots and lots of closets and storage (yippee). We started construction about 3 weeks ago and it is amazing how fast it goes. My big concern was that we stupidly did not dig our basement deeper when we built the house 8 years ago. DH hates basements and we thought we would never need to finish it because we thought we would only have one kid. We have two. We were lucky that they were able to move ductwork around to minimize the funky soffits.
I am in the process of picking all the finishes and deciding things like do we want to wire for surround sound and where we want tvs. It is really a major job. I am trying so hard to keep on budget. I know I will be over but I am trying to keep it down and still make it nice. Yesterday we picked flooring and I went cheap so I could do some nice tile. We budgeted to pick a granite remnant but so far we can't find any we like. It gets harder because we need a 7" piece. The smaller the piece that you need, the easier it is to find one.
Today we have to finalize our choices for a shower faucet and light fixtures for the bathroom so the plumber and electrician can finish in there. So almost all of it is framed and a lot of the electrical is done.
(Oh and I have a little crush on the contractor's assistant guy). lol
I am in the process of picking all the finishes and deciding things like do we want to wire for surround sound and where we want tvs. It is really a major job. I am trying so hard to keep on budget. I know I will be over but I am trying to keep it down and still make it nice. Yesterday we picked flooring and I went cheap so I could do some nice tile. We budgeted to pick a granite remnant but so far we can't find any we like. It gets harder because we need a 7" piece. The smaller the piece that you need, the easier it is to find one.
Today we have to finalize our choices for a shower faucet and light fixtures for the bathroom so the plumber and electrician can finish in there. So almost all of it is framed and a lot of the electrical is done.
(Oh and I have a little crush on the contractor's assistant guy). lol