March 13, 2006
Basement: Framing pix
Some initial framing pictures, which is what we've focused on while having the concrete poured and plumbing roughed-in.
Our first wall. Awww, how cute! Looking into what will be the wine cellar. Already we've stained the cellar walls (as a moisture barrier and to give it that "cellar" feel) and got the wine armoire moved in, strategically placed to hide the incoming water pipes.
Our second wall. Awww, how cute. Even cuter with the crazy angle, which hides some not-quite-as-vertical-as-advertised walls... This is a half-wall, so it doesn't touch the ground or the ceiling. Truly, a masterpiece of the floating wall technique.
Here we have the stair framing which we are cutting away to reveal our hanging staircase feature. You can also see some equipment and 44 bags of insulation filling up what will become the utility room when we frame it.
Oops! That's going to be this week, so everything's got to move!
Two very small walls. They took just as long as the big walls! Angles, you know. This rough frames the doorway to the storage and furnace/water heater area which will remain unfinished.
The bathroom wall comes together. Framed, hung, and now rough-plumbed. We just need to finish the other walls and the plumber will add in some final touches so that we have a large shower with 4 or 5 nozzles shooting water all over the place. Fun for the kiddies!