Basement redo --The crack is fixed.

Woo hoo!!

Crack fixed 

(This is the before) 

(After)

 

So to fix our crack ( floor to ceiling ) they chiseled out the crack, opened up the floor to the drain tile. Sealed the crack, put a special plastic barrier along the wall and leading into the drain tile, sealed that, and then filled in the floor to the drain tile.  Done by a reputable company, that comes with a lifetime warranty. The company specializes in my states foundation repairs. Besides the crack being gnarly, all looked well, when he got into the drain tile -- it was still intact.

 

Video on the type of repair we did. 

 

Now we have 2 weeks to wait for the cement to cure. (Dry) Then the electrical and drywall will go back up. 

We will only be putting up drywall over 2 outside walls. No more small little rooms in the basement.  

So during the 2ww ( week wait ). We are cleaning!! They put up plastic to contain the dust, but that space has a nice layer. Then the poured concrete wall needs to be washed, so it can be painted(sealed) .  Get the dinginess off it. 

If any time left. Prepping the ceiling, and potentially paint it. 

We also have to go purchase all the materials for the wall construction. 

Basement ceiling

We bought a small sample of some paint for the ceiling.

A) Do we like the industrial look
if yes

B) Do we go light or dark on the ceiling
 

C) Do we go black or dark grey.

With out further adieu 

To see what it looks like against a white wall

It's a steely grey color compared to the nasty wood.

 

 

Unless something else major pops up, going with the painted ceiling ( in the steel grey color )

Why redo the basement

I don't think I showed you the real reason why we had to tear apart our basement.

Just found the pictures on the camera.. ( most pictures I post are from my phone )

The river flowing thru the basement, a week before this picture was under carpet.. and not as "visible" to us.. and was covered by a table, and generally you don't feel wet carpet with shoes on.

the wall normally didn't look this gnarly.. but I started hacking at it when it was "leaking"

 

 

Nightmare..

 

 

 

So the lovely rivers from the wall, are why we had to tear them down.. discover the " crack" , fix the crack, and now.. do something with it.

Basement Ideas post 1

So with nothing pressing at work, and a lazy Friday afternoon attitude. I've been doing some basement idea searching.  We have no formal "plan" or "vision" so looking at all possibilities now.

Like the sliding door, not doable in our space.

 

 

Cute, but seems really crammed

 

One of the big issues in our basement.. what to do with the ceiling, does it look weird to just leave it open.

 

Now I'm loving the idea of a fireplace in the basement

 

 

I like the painted ceiling.. husband would never go for hanging lights across like that.

 

Now I like the finish on the floor, the pillars, the ceiling painted.

Do you think the walls are originally like that or faux finish to look like that.

 

I kinda like the dark ceiling.. with light colored walls.

 

 

We want to do something like the curtains here to block off our laundry area when guests are over.

Dark thick curtains, floor to ceiling.

 

 

 

 

Thoughts, love to hear them in the com box.

 

 

 

Kitchen Remodel Done

Well 99% done. You won't be able to tell what's not done, well okay, it's the painting, but since I can't do that, it's going to have to wait a while. In all reality it's just the overhead soffit & ceiling that need to be done.. All in all. I'd say it's done.

Here's the post when we first started this..project  In March.

Here's when we finalized, the Countertop

and we had to deal with ugly wallpaper

Decisions ... Decisions

Bumps in the Road
What it looked like when we started

Midway thru

So the final finished project , the last detail, was the refrigerator that arrived on Thursday. 

All nice. & shiny

Glass tile backsplash . All new hardware. 

Under cabinet lighting!!

Stainless steel tile behind stove & a new hood

It was fun, glad it's done, no more big projects for a while. Well there is a big hole in my bathroom, that needs to be fixed.