Chuck's Basement (or what to do when unemployed) This is going to start out as a very rough site, with plain ol' text and pictures. After I finish the basement project, then I will come back and polish up (or "fluffify" as I call it) this site. But hey, the only people looking at this right now are people I am telling about it, so no fluff needed yet! Phase One... The Preparation May 18, 2004 - project planning and designing May 19, 2004 - buy supplies at Lowes May 20, 2004 - move all drywall to basement May 21, 2004 - sealed the basement walls Phase Two... The Framing May 22, 2004 - tried to frame the whole east wall (1/2 done) May 23, 2004 - tried to finish the east wall framing (almost!) May 24, 2004 - finished east wall, started on north wall May 25, 2004 - finishing north wall, also framing in window well May 26, 2004 - framing the stub wall around the water meter May 27, 2004 - insulating east wall and debating electric June 01, 2004 - running electric, cable, and phone wiring and finishing east/north walls June 03, 2004 - east/north insulation, Lowes trip June 04, 2004 - telephone splitter June 06, 2004 - west wall, south stud block addition June 09, 2004 - the door! all done framing and insulating! SPECIAL!!! - MPEG movie of Phase Two Completed (5.4 MB) Phase Three... The Drywalling June 10, 2004 - start on the ceiling drywall June 11, 2004 - finished the ceiling drywall June 12, 2004 - started on the walls June 13, 2004 - finished the wall drywall, more or less June 14, 2004 - BONUS! enclosed workshop/furnace area June 15, 2004 - clean up drywall dust and install corner beads June 16, 2004 - start mudding/taping the ceiling and walls June 18, 2004 - finish mudding/taping the corners June 19, 2004 - second coat of mud June 21, 2004 - start sanding the walls (aka "the biggest pain in my ass ever") June 22, 2004 - (almost) finish sanding the corners and ceiling June 24, 2004 - finish sanding the corners and ceiling Phase Four... The Finishing June 25, 2004 - time to prime! June 26, 2004 - texture paint the ceiling (Twilight Sun color) June 27, 2004 - paint the upper half of walls (Twilight Sun color) June 28, 2004 - paint the lower half of walls (Billiard color) June 29, 2004 - install the electric June 30, 2004 - clean up trash September 05, 2004 - lay the vinyl floor September 06, 2004 - stain and install trim   All Pictures Page!