Post by: JohnKentucky on October 06, 2007, 08:27:56 PM
I wired it up and took this shot:
today we got the colors for the walls!
Purple (a shade of it, not sure what exactly) for the bathroom...
and Sand for the main room:
That's the TV room. We have another area for my computer, a spare bedroom, and a storage/laundry room.
http://louisvilleky.smugmug.com/gallery/2210074
We still have to finish painting, install doors, have the drop ceiling put in, and carpeted. So, I have been a bit busy
with this along with my family, work and school!
Post by: sandbox on October 07, 2007, 12:28:19 AM
I do have a few questions; did you use blue board in the bathroom? It looks white from my house.
I take it you have a forced hot air system, do you need to upgrade the furnace, I'm just guessing @ 1400 sq. ft.?
Do you plan on insulating the ceiling for temperature or sound control?
Y'all looked like you had some fun!
Post by: jepinto on October 07, 2007, 05:43:25 AM
I like the purple!
Post by: JohnKentucky on October 07, 2007, 07:20:36 AM
QUOTE(sandbox @ Oct 7 2007, 01:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Nice Job John, I was glad to see you installed a vapor barrier over the outside walls. #47
I do have a few questions; did you use blue board in the bathroom? It looks white from my house.
I take it you have a forced hot air system, do you need to upgrade the furnace, I'm just guessing @ 1400 sq. ft.?
Do you plan on insulating the ceiling for temperature or sound control?
Y'all looked like you had some fun!
I do have a few questions; did you use blue board in the bathroom? It looks white from my house.
I take it you have a forced hot air system, do you need to upgrade the furnace, I'm just guessing @ 1400 sq. ft.?
Do you plan on insulating the ceiling for temperature or sound control?
Y'all looked like you had some fun!
Thanks!
As for the bathroom, yes, we did use the mold resistant drywall. It's not blue anymore apparently.
We aren't upgrading our furnace as we just got a new one when we moved in. If it gets too cool, we'll just use space heaters.
Post by: krissel on October 07, 2007, 07:58:51 PM
I like the metal stops on the studs to prevent anyone from nailing though the electrical wire.
Building things is a very satisfying activity.
Post by: Gregg on October 08, 2007, 07:33:52 AM
We don't use our basement as "living space", but we did paint the walls white and tile the floor with a mostly white pattern. It sure brightens up the "dungeon". (Oh, we added more lights and windows than the builder was going to provide also.)
Post by: Xairbusdriver on October 08, 2007, 08:33:53 AM
Only thing I'd suggest is that you put that toilet nearer the shower...
Post by: kimmer on October 08, 2007, 12:43:00 PM
*Or pulling weeds, or vacuuming the carpet.
Post by: JohnKentucky on October 08, 2007, 12:54:10 PM
QUOTE(krissel @ Oct 7 2007, 08:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Nice work! Must be nice to work in an area that didn't near demolition first. I like the metal stops on the studs to prevent anyone from nailing though the electrical wire. :clap:Building things is a very satisfying activity.
I read about putting metal stops in a home improvement book. Thought it sounded pretty smart. I like the metal stops on the studs to prevent anyone from nailing though the electrical wire. :clap:Building things is a very satisfying activity. 
Yeah, it is nice to look at my work and realize that I did all the work except for framing (done before we moved in), drywall (I helped hang it though!) and the taping/mudding (we wanted it done better than I could have done it!). And all of this with 0 prior knowledge on how to do it!QUOTE(Xairbusdriver @ Oct 8 2007, 09:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Great idea to use the space under a house! Not always an option in some areas. Looks like a great addition to your 'living' space, especially on those warm (steamy) Summer days! :whew:Only thing I'd suggest is that you put that toilet nearer the shower...
what! You mean the toilet isn't supposed to go in the center of the room?! I like my space when I'm in my office!! 
Post by: Xairbusdriver on October 08, 2007, 04:40:17 PM
I had been granted several weeks off after Fred sold the aircraft I was checked out in since the line to the school house was quite long. I decided that the newly found free time was great for finishing off the roughed in attic room. While working on the drywall, my youngest who was about 5 at the time was up there 'helping' me with his own small hammer. I knew he was busy by the 'bang, bang' bang, thud, thud, thud' of his hammer. Little did I realize, until I turned to get another sheet that what he was doing was knocking off those silly square corners of the un-used stack of wall board!
I quickly suggested that he go downstairs and help Mom with lunch! Did you get a lot of "help" from your young lad?
Post by: RNKIII on October 08, 2007, 06:53:56 PM
Just a 'general interest' question... up here (MN) if we put a spare bedroom in the basement we are required to have 'egress' windows (openings large enough for an adult to exit them) and window wells installed.... is there such a requirement there?
Bob K. rnkiii
Post by: JohnKentucky on October 08, 2007, 08:01:53 PM
QUOTE(Xairbusdriver @ Oct 8 2007, 05:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Did you get a lot of "help" from your young lad?
Are you kidding me?! I couldn't hardly get him out of the basement! QUOTE(RNKIII @ Oct 8 2007, 07:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Looking good, John.Just a 'general interest' question... up here (MN) if we put a spare bedroom in the basement we are required to have 'egress' windows (openings large enough for an adult to exit them) and window wells installed.... is there such a requirement there?Bob K. rnkiii
I have no idea. We do have windows, but they are small.
Post by: Gregg on October 08, 2007, 08:52:02 PM
Having said that, we had a sleeping room in the basement of our last home for nearly ten years. Enforcement is a bigger issue than safety, IMHO. The code has to address the worst case scenario; an older home, a negligent landlord, a less than savvy tenant. No code official is likely to inspect the house to see if the room is used as a sleeping room. If you know they're coming....
With a good furnace, newer appliances, new wiring, a fire is unlikely. Just don't allow anything capable of starting a fire (matches, etc.) to be taken to the basement. When you sell the house, you cannot claim a bedroom down there unless it meets code.
To clarify a bit, the code requires two exits from a level with a sleeping room. In the case of a basement or second story, that's usually a window. (...and a "ladder" to get up to the window from the basement, or down from the second floor, in which case the fire department provides it). If a basement has two independent exits (rare, but it happens with houses built on a steep slope) then the bedroom window doesn't have to be big enough to crawl through.