Recently, we finished a GREAT outdoor portico and front door renovation - Check it out!. As our general contractor, Lee House, neared completion he kiddingly said, "Now what's next - we love working for you!". I casually mentioned that someday we would want to redo our lower level already finished space which was out-of-date and did not complement the two-story addition he built for us in 2004. The pool room portion of that 2004 space is adjacent to the earlier basement area finished in 1988 when the house was built. While this space was functional and included a bathroom and our "media" area, it had poorly-hung ceiling panel and was very cut up. I described what I thought would be a "mini-renovation" - new flooring, opening the enclosed stairwell, eliminating a closet and other areas unnecessarily enclosed, adding a mini-bar, and doing minimal upgrades in the bathroom. Well, he said they could start in June and we did!
We are just barely past the demolition stage and it is quite a mess. The contractor also ran into several surprises when pulling down the ceiling panels and opening up the enclosed space. Since this area had been finished when the house was built, the stuff that's inside of the basement ceiling like electrical wiring, duct work, and piping were barely secured and drooped down all over the area. An even bigger surprise (which Lee said he had not seen in over 30 years of contracting work) was the house building scraps (e.g., drywall, tiles, wood) that were neatly stacked and stored inside of the enclosed finished spaces. Needless to say, remedying these unexpected findings resulted in some (short) delay and more $$$ from us!
It should be great redone. Here are some early demolition photos to show the "potential" and the work involved - I have also stopped using the words "mini-renovation"!
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- My name is Gerrie Wydeven doing-business-as Wydeven Designs. I have been conducting this small GREEN business since 2004. Wydeven Designs, based in the Atlanta, Georgia area, sells CHAIRS, LOVESEATS, CHAISES, SETTEES and other fine, well-constructed refurbished upholstered pieces. I love to travel, cook, take photographs and generally follow style and decor topics as well!
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