More Framing and Drywall

First, I did a lot of organizing and now the downstairs office/library is livable

Next, this may not look like much, but took a lot of work. When I installed the old theater room door, it wasn't level, so I knew I'd have to redo it. To do that I had to remove 4 large pieces of drywall, and several studs. Now it's all back together, nice and level, and I've put the last bit of drywall on it.

And inside the theater, I removed the old screen, and framed the West wall. I've put an upper row of drywall up. Will need to do the electrical and wire the CAT6, than have that inspected before I can put the rest of the drywall on. Then I'll get some scrap carpet and make it a usable room like the other office.

In the image above you can see I've framed one of the windows larger, that is where the egress window will go. I'll have to rent a concrete saw for that job, and completely rebuild the window well.

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Craigslist Find

I'm still using a lot of old Ikea Expedit stuff for storage. It works, and is flexible, but not fancy. Been on the lookout for something better. Ran across this on CL for only $300, and got them to deliver. Right now it's just staged in the open area of the basement. I should be able to finish the framing and drywall in the old theater, and I'll move these in there.

Paint

Had to get a coat of paint on before the rains hit. Not completely sold on the blue trim, may due a dark brown or grey there instead, but a huge improvement over what it was. Right now I only have one coat on, and haven't done the edging right, so it's a rough paint job, but it will tide the house over until I get a patch of good weather and can finish the job.

Patio Demo

Wanted to get a good exposure to the foundation so I could verify the seal (think I found a leak in the planter box where the foundation meets), so I decided to tackle getting the rear concrete pad broken up. Quotes to do the job were in the $5k range, so I decided I'd break it up and move it myself. Removal then is only $650. Rented a breaker from HomeDepot. Took about 6-7hrs of work, and a lot of Ibuprofin. Went from this: To this: I am planning on taking at least a week of picking at it to move everything.

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