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February 23, 2006
Bathroom walls!
The basement bathroom now actually looks like a real room, not a bunch of random studs and plates! The bottom half is sheeted with blue moisture resistant drywall (just in case), the top half with regular drywall. Our bargain door (not quite completely stripped) is in place, and the jamb that Dad made looks awesome.
Dad's already headed off to Aberdeen to sand the first coat of mud and add the next coat, while I'm shortly off to class. We're hoping to get to the painting stage by Saturday, after which we'll be able to re-install the toilet and add a vanity & sink. Now I've just got to track down a retrofit kit for the door handle, as the door is drilled for a conventional lock, but we'd like to use a handle set that matches the glass ones in the rest of the house.
The lights are in place in the area designated for the workshop. It's now so bright in there that, according to Dad, we're going to need sunglasses! He installed a series of split receptacles along the base of the new beam (we'll do the same along the old one, as well), all of which will be within easy reach. I can hardly wait to get the drywall hung as, once that's done, we'll be able to move the workbench into this room, and will likely add a series of shelves--no more tools all over the house!
We're also hoping, this weekend, to get the hole dug for the sump (a definite job for Dana). Once that's done, we just have to build the box for it, as the plumbing and electrical are already in place. I'm not sure if we're going to need it or not, but it's better to be over-prepared for moisture issues.
I'll close this post with one last thing that is definitely worthy of mention: yesterday morning's sunrise, which was quite pretty.
Posted by plainstext at February 23, 2006 07:24 AM
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Wow, beautiful sunrise! What a great photo. Looks like you guys are making great progress, can't wait to see how it turns out!
Posted by: Cara at February 23, 2006 03:00 PM