Basement Remodel: Week 1

It's amazing how much has happened during the first week of our remodel! It's hard to believe that we have about 7 weeks still to go. At this point the demolition has been completed, the framing is done, and the electrical and plumbing is as complete as possible without having the rest of the cabinetry and fixtures.

Here are some pictures of the before and after of the stairway and entry to the basement.

Here are the before and after pictures of the living room area.

The game room area has been enlarged by taking a few feet from the bedroom and there will be a snack ledge with a granite counter top overlooking the living room area. Here are some before and after shots.

We are installing a wet bar opposite from the living room area and just outside the bedroom. It will have a wine fridge :).....mmmm.....wine!

The "bedroom" will be a lot smaller than the previous office, but still a normal sized bedroom. Nothing special happening in here but they did have to build a small "furring" wall to hide the steel beam in the wall. Here are some before and after photos.

The bathroom caused the most problems. We wanted to add a shower but with a steel beam in the way, we needed to bump out the bathroom 20 inches into the hallway. The bathroom will not be spacious by any means, but it will have a shower, toilet, a small vanity and some built in cubby's for "nicky nacks" as Chris calls them. Here are some before and after pics......