I had managed to amass a fair amount of Lowes giftcards over the last few months so I figured it was time for me to become a big boy and go get my own 5-gun nailer set so I wouldn’t have to re-borrow one from the friends I’d already borrowed from for like a year [...]
Well, I guess I’m more of a ‘shock and awe’ personality because rather than continuing to do all the touch-up finishing work on the drywall in the bar and game rooms I decided to move back into the theater room and work on the seating risers because those are something massive you can see built [...]
So I got down into the basement this weekend to sling some more fiberglass. Last time I vividly remember stating to all afterwards “next time I’m going to wear a mask”… This time I vividly remember stating to all afterwards “I really should have wore a mask!”. But I digress. I ended up slinging insulation [...]
Well, it’s been a month since any work has gone on in the basement. Between a family vacation, a house warming, and the last couple of weeks being obsessed with putting together a parts list for a 75 gallon saltwater aquarium, I’ve not given the basement much thought since the waterproofing. So this past week [...]
… keep that drylok rollin…. Got some more time for the basement over the long holiday weekend. I managed to get the theater room all sealed up and part of the room next to it beings I was on a roll… pardon the pun. More on that in the next post.
I spent a little time with a 5 gallon vat of dry-lok, a 3/4inch nap roller, and a stray bird that decided to fly into the open basement window this weekend. The end result is one wall has been waterproofed! I’m going to have to go grab a can of Killz or something for the [...]
Here’s a few shots of what I’ve got as a starting point for our theater room. The room is approx 9 feet wide by 36 feet long. My intention is for roughly a 100-inch screen with 5-6 rows of recliner/loveseat/couch type seating. Click on a pick for a better view and detailed descriptions… Step one: [...]