Basement Lighting and Ceiling

Found a better projector LED bulb for the basement, that gives more of the layered look of a halogen bulb. Replaced all of the recessed bulbs with these. I'm also starting on getting the rest of the basement ceiling in. This picture shows one panel in place. Getting the beams leveled takes a long time. Of course everything is a big mess while it's in progress.

This shows a couple of them in place in the hallway. These will be painted the dark green color to match the rest of the basement ceiling, and eventually have fascia beams over them.

Also got a good picture of the house from a different angle that shows the fall colors really well. Most of the leaves have fallen, but the color is still there.

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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.

Normandy Park Restoration

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