Theater Lighting

Had been working on a lot of ideas for how to deal with the space between the vents and the wall. This needs some ability to remove the cover, so that plumbing can be accessed as needed. Looks like this final idea is working out.

Basically it's 3/4" plywood with cedar slats. The slats are clear cedar cut to 1.5" x 5/8" size, and to fit in the area are 8" long. They are treated with danish oil. Here you can see a shot without the lights on as I was fitting it. The lights are Ikea LED spotlights, mounted on the backside with a hole cut for the light to come through.

You can see the wiring the for the lights here.

I'm very happy with the look, think I'll use this in all locations like this. It's time consuming, and the cedar isn't cheap. I'm considering using it on all of the basement ceiling, but that might be a bit too much.

The lights make a nice pattern on the accent wall.

Lots more work to do, need to complete the rest of the ceiling section in 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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