Apologies for a very delayed post…. I was in BC last week for work, and that put me a little behind with the updates…. anyhoo…. We have walls!! At least the start of them! The carpenter, whose nickname is “Bigsy” started mid-week and has been working steadily ever since. I feel for the guy as […]
House Stuff
The end is in sight!
We have reached the point where we finally can see the end product! Early in the week, the team had the gravel delivered. Wheelbarrow by wheelbarrow, the entire basement was covered to create a layer between the sand and future cement. The gravel also was used to hold the weeping tile in place that runs […]
Let the beams begin
This past Wednesday the beam installation started….. and stopped…. This work is the most important, expensive and time consuming portion of our reno. As mentioned earlier, we are getting three steel beams installed. Two will span the width of the basement, and one will cross the bottom of the stairs, supporting the back of the […]
Slowly Getting Started
The basement reno officially began on Jan 3rd. The first step was to prep the basement for the new steel beams that will stretch the width of the house. These beams are important for a few reasons: first, it holds the house up, secondly, it will create a large open space which is currently broken […]
Let the Renos begin!
Hey folks, We are starting our basement reno!! When we bought our house, we knew that a reno would be coming sooner rather than later regarding the basement, after a few almost starts, things are finally moving!! Our more than a century old home has a very original, and slightly scary basement that is ready […]