Family Room / Game Room

This will test who the loyal followers are of this long dormant blog....

The downstairs room - interchangeably referred to as 'the dog's room' or 'the family room' needed a little rehab. This is a much more modest endeavor than the last project - hopefully will wrap from start to finish in two weeks.

Demo started yesterday - here's some before and after shots - more to come....

SBH

Here's some mid-trip shots from the front lines - enjoy.

Almost there

The past week saw a flurry of painting, trim and last minute odds and ends. There's a few items left  - most notably the fireplace surround, but the room is all set up and beginning to be enjoyed.

Update

Ok, so I've been a bit remiss in posting. We're making good progress - actually trying to wrap up all the loose ends before we leave for vacation in a week.

Basement - as you can see all painted and trimmed up. Today they did the first step of the acid staining on the floor. Once they seal it tomorrow it will be more the color of the dark brown spots throughout.

Great room is all painted and trimmed out - unfortunately you cant see the new floors because they're still covered from painting. Once the last piece of missing window trim arrives and the fireplace is built out, this room is basically done.

LR and DR getting ready for fresh paint in the next few days...

Drywall & Siding

This week saw a good bit of progress - the fireplace was installed, the exterior siding and deck platform completed, and the drywall is now up. One more coat of spackle and sanding and they'll be moving on to the flooring.

Inspections

Not much visible progress the last week - the electric, plumbing and framing inspections were all cleared last week.  Since we decided to replace the dining room and living room floors to match the great room, I decided to put in some sweat equity this weekend and start ripping up the old floors. We have two layers to remove - the cherry floating floor ( which is easy to remove) and the original oak underneath (not so easy).
Expecting to have the insulation and drywall going in later this week.