Basement

The lack of posts over the past 1-2months is indicative of the spare time we have since diving into our basement remodel....It is not so much of a remodel, as a finishing of something that was unfinished when we moved in.  If you recall from our blog while it was still in its infancy (November 2009), the basement looked like this:

After stripping everything out, and starting with a blank canvas, we were able to get the entire house re-rewired, and will soon be re-plumbing everything as well.  We added an egress window for Gus's future bedroom, and lots of storage space.  Other significant additions include phone jacks (which we had none of when we moved in) and insulation.

As always, Abe needs to gear up with dad anytime they venture down to the basement.

Window opening that we cut into the foundation.

Window opening prior to drywall going on.

Finally, as a final note, we regret to inform our readers that we have broken down and hired a contractor to install a new furnace and duct work.  We are not proud of our actions, but figured this is the only way we are going to get heat in the house before the winter is over.