Basement Framing

Framing taking a lot longer than expected, but I'm taking my time to get it right. Obviously not done yet. Won't do the beams between the studs until I have the doors installed and the rest of the studs installed. May also need to redo the existing back wall in the theater, as I don't think the beam on the floor is treated. Plus, I'm using a treated beam on the bottom, then stacking a stud 2x4 on top. This will allow me to only run the drywall about 1.5" above the floor. This will be covered by the molding. The idea is that being a basement there is a chance of getting water in there at some point, and raising the drywall up gives me a little margin of error. It also can provide a "channel" should I want to run wires along the floor.

I have a temporary support wall along the stairs up so that I can redo the floor joists around the stairs and support the floor joists correctly as I open it up.

Here is a shot of the framing at the base of the stairs for the bike room:

Here is a reverse angle showing the framing of the landing room and office:

Here is the hallway leading towards the theater:

As you get to the theater and turn right, this is the new space (formerly workshop) that will have a hallway, enclosure for the furnace, and an office:

Reverse shot from inside the new office:

Now that I can see all the walls, it really is making it obvious that this is a large area and there is a lot of usable space down there. It's one thing to see it on paper, and another to see it in person. Need to do the math, but I think it's about 1200sqft of finished area downstairs.

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Basement Painting

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