We're Finishing Our Basement

So we are finally finishing our basement. We started about a week before Christmas and have just been working on it here and there. When it is all said and done it will have 2 spare bedrooms, a toy room, 2 storage rooms, 1 bathroom, a large family room, and a bar. It is pretty much all framed with the exception of the heat duct and a couple closets, insullation is in, the heating/air is all done and the electrical is about 90% complete. We just need to have some can lights hung in the bar once we drop the ceiling and then just the covers installed on the outlets and switches once the sheet rock is up and painted. Bradyn a lot of the framing with a big help from my dad, we had our friend Chad come out and do the HVAC and my cousin Calie's husband Dave came out and did our electrical. Thanks to everybody who has helped us on our basement so far. Next Bradyn needs to finish the framing and then we will start on the sheet rock. I am hoping that once we get the sheet rock hung then the rest will go fast. However we are pretty much doing everything else ourselves like the painting, tiling, trim, etc. so we will see. I just want it done by October before all the holidays hit and as long as we don't run out of money:). Here are some pictures of what we have done so far.


This is looking from the toy room towards the 2 spare bedrooms


This is looking from the spare bedrooms towards the toy room and the bathroom


This is looking from the family room down the hall towards the bedrooms, toy room and bathroom. The storage rooms are on the left.


This is Bradyn's favorite part. THE BAR! We plan to frame it with old barn wood and roofing tin complete with a mini fridge, sink and microwave. Oh and don't forget the margarita maker. I hope it all turns out. Dave even talked us into wiring for a flat screen TV so when its all done we plan to hang one in the upper left corner of the bar.


This is looking out from inside the bar towards the family room.