Merry Christmas! This is how we celebrated our Christmas Eve. We are beginning to feel a bit cramped in our home, and feel like it is time to invest in finishing our basement. My husband doesn't have any construction experience, but I feel it would be a wonderful opportunity to get some. My hope is that we can do as much of the basement ourselves, even if it means my husband being the "helper" of a real worker, so that he can see how it is done, get some experience and confidence. This way, if anything needs to be repaired, he will be capable, or if we ever need to do any constructing in the future, he'll have some experience.
My Brother-in-Law used to own his own framing company. He volunteered to help us frame on Christmas Eve, so we took him up on it. I was amazed at how quickly it went together. We even had a few neighbors stop by and offer to help.
My Brother-in-Law used to own his own framing company. He volunteered to help us frame on Christmas Eve, so we took him up on it. I was amazed at how quickly it went together. We even had a few neighbors stop by and offer to help.
We started before the sun even came up. Rayna was so excited and was such a good helper
Our curious chickens kept an eye on things as well.
Ian finally rolled out of bed to help
Rick thinks this picture pretty much sums up the day. Dan working, with Rick looking like he's helping.
This was the most exciting part for me - watching them tear down a portion of the bearing wall to open up the room.
Installing the new weight-bearing beam.
February update: We have the framing done, the heating and air ducts installed, and a plumber scheduled to come out on the 18th.
March update: The plumber came and did the rough in and also installed a water softener (which we are loving after 7 years without one). We have started the electrical work. My goal is to be completely finished and livable by the end of April, although, I'm having some doubts that we'll make it.
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