The new powder room vanity will include two sliding drawers. Details on their construction are below. The steps are in construction order, though the recordings may have been created out of order 😉 I used Poplar S4S (Home Depot) rather than Walnut to save in cost. I purchased the Poplar at dimension, saving me fromContinue reading “Powder Room Vanity: Drawers”
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My Musical Homecoming!
UPDATED 18-Aug-23: Added ‘Oto Music’ as my preferred Android-based mobile MP3 music player. UPDATED 5-Feb-24: Reverted to ‘Musicolet’ as my favorite Android Music Player (by far), once I discovered the ‘Pro’ version that supports ChromeCast. Tired of music streamers that either can’t find your library, plays selections out of order, or selects an unfamiliar version? Continue reading “My Musical Homecoming!”
Basement Stairs Light
Full project photo album is HERE The top half of our basement stairwell seemed darker than usual with the trips to the freshly remodeled (and brighter) basement. The only light was at the bottom of the stairs on a 3-way switch; the top felt unsafe since it was noticeably darker. So…. how hard could itContinue reading “Basement Stairs Light”
Stairs: Part 8: Finished! Well, mostly….
Background: See “Stairs: Part 1: Demolition Right“ The stair reconfiguration is done! Well, mostly. I still have a few things left to do but I’m not in a rush: Replace the brown-stained board on top of the open wall (still deciding what to do; thoughts?). I’m temporarily using the board that sat on top ofContinue reading “Stairs: Part 8: Finished! Well, mostly….”
Stairs: Part 7: Casing and Baseboards and Molding. Oh my!
Background: See “Stairs: Part 1: Demolition Right“ Door Anatomy Diagram: See “Stairs: Part 6: Door Hanging“ Now we’re in the home stretch! It’s time to add the casings to the door and baseboards on the floor! Baseboards: I’m adding baseboards to the entire basement. Why? The previous owner carpeted the lower few inches of theContinue reading “Stairs: Part 7: Casing and Baseboards and Molding. Oh my!”
Stairs: Part 6: Door Hanging
Background: See “Stairs: Part 1: Demolition Right“ The new wall at the base of the steps includes a new prehung door for entry into the unfinished basement area (aka, my workshop). I framed for the door in “Part 3“; unfortunately I didn’t measure correctly and I almost had a lot more work on my hands!Continue reading “Stairs: Part 6: Door Hanging”
Stairs: Part 5: Finishing
Background: See “Stairs: Part 1: Demolition Right“ “A man has gotta know his limitations”. Well, perhaps not limitations, but certainly where time is better spent. Thus I hired a pair of amazing drywall experts to mud and texture the sheets of drywall I hung along the stairs. I’ve done smaller sections in the past, butContinue reading “Stairs: Part 5: Finishing”
Stairs: Part 4: Hanging Drywall
Background: See “Stairs: Part 1: Demolition Right“ No new tools this time. Just measuring, snapping, hauling, fitting, and drywall screws. I measured and snapped the drywall in the garage where I had room to work. I ran a utility knife along the edge of an aluminum drywall T-square on the finished side, used my kneeContinue reading “Stairs: Part 4: Hanging Drywall”
Stairs: Part 3: Framing
Background: See “Stairs: Part 1: Demolition Right“ Every project requires a new tool. Or, put another way, why even bother starting a new project if a new tool isn’t under consideration? In this case: a DeWALT DWF83PL Pneumatic 21-Degree Collated Framing Nailer. I purchased it from Home Depot since they were throwing in a largeContinue reading “Stairs: Part 3: Framing”
Stairs: Part 2: Demolition Left
Background: See “Stairs: Part 1: Demolition Right“ “Demolition Left” begins like the right side: Remove the inside drywall and pry the top board off of the vertical studs. From there things differed, since I’m going to build (rather than remove) a wall and add a door at the bottom. I had a lot of optionsContinue reading “Stairs: Part 2: Demolition Left”
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