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Ash Street Basement Finish
From Basement
to a
Fun Family Entertaining Area
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Wet bar
Wet bar island
Wet bar area
A great room to relax in & watch TV
Light fixture detail
Thin brick wrapped columns throughout
Bedroom light fixture
Window bench seat
Bath light fixture
Bath wall tile
Completed bath
Project completed
Island countertop installation
Finished doors ready to be hung
Closet hardware & shelf installed
Floor joints are filled before carpet
Upper bar cabinets installed
Bathroom sink installed
Bar tiles are protected
Bathroom floor is protected
Brick column wraps around steel beam
Installing thin brick wainscot
Wet bar flooring in progress
Bath floor tiles
Wall tile at tub
Baseboards are installed
Alder doors are installed
Wood window sills
Bedroom seat is built
Drywall knock down texture
Drywall texture spraying
Drywall is primed
Priming drywall before texture
Drywall is hung and floors vacuumed
Durock used at columns for thin brick veneer
Bottom of stairs is finished with drywall
Durock in bathroom is completed
Durock used for thin brick veneer
Durock will be used for tile & thin brick underlayment
Low voltage boxes and wiring
Storage room is protected from dust
Drywall finish supplies are delivered
Drywall is ready to be hung
Dropped soffits are insulated
I- beams and gas pipes are wrapped
Ceilings are insulated with fiberglass
Main drain pipe is covered with insulation
Walls between bedrooms are insulated
Drywall is stacked in basement
Drywall had to be moved in by hand
Walls at bottom of stairs are protected
Stairs are protected and slide is built
Island and door are protected
Finished house is protected
Porch and door are protected
Drywall delivered by truck with crane
Can light is installed
45 degree corners are framed with solid backings
Transfer grilles above bedroom doors
Shimming around windows for nice reveals
Floors are protected
Soffit hip detail
Ceiling in TV room
All holes are foamed for air control
Blocks for TV
Studs are planed & shimmed before drywall
TV room ceiling detail
Hallway arch is framed
Panasonic bathroom fan
Column is framed around steel beams
Fire stops behind walls
Large dropped soffit in bar area
Knee walls for bar island
Blocks for old payphone
New electric breaker subpanel
Closets between bedrooms are framed
West bedroom walls are framed
Mechanical equipment is protected from dust
The smoke detector is protected
Wiring and plumbing for wet bar
Backings around steel beams
Dropped soffit in bathroom
Electric boxes and wiring are installed
Framing around steel beams in bedrooms
New heat runs are sealed
45 degree walls are framed
New cold air return for basement
Shower valve is installed
Plumbing for bathroom sink and toilet
The tub is protected during construction
Perimeter walls are framed
Walls are framed over existing insulation
Cesar is framing walls
Treated Timber Strand bottom plates
The floor is structural - walls are not floating
Wall plates are cut and marked
Walls are framed flat on floor
Furnace and water heater are protected
Storage area is protected from dust