Category Archives: Basement

Spray painting the doors

When working on most projects, we are the most excited when we first start, full of energy and enthusiasm, and when we are almost done and can’t wait to see how our project will turn out. This basement was no different.

After a few weeks of hard work doing all the framing, electrical, plumbing, insulation & drywall, we were, once again, getting excited to finish it and see the end result. A break from all the work was also something I was looking forward to.

So as soon as the pros finished the drywall work, I got back to work on the rest of the project.

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Hanging drywall in our basement

Right after finishing our basement’s framing and insulation, it was time for the third major phase of our project: hanging the basement’s bedroom and bathroom drywall. This phase was a DIY Basement Drywall project because I hanged all the drywall.  But, at the same time, it was not DIY Basement Drywall project, because we paid someone else to tape, mud and texture it.

I was getting tired and ready to finish the project. If I had decided to tape, mud, and texture the drywall, it would have taken me a lot longer than it did to the guys we hired. Also, I do not have the tools (texture sprayer, for example) and didn’t see the need to get them because I will not be using them often enough to justify the purchase. Not to mention that I’m not a drywall guy, so I’m sure that they did a better job than I would have if I had tried to do it myself.

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