Basement

Project plan for the basement

1. X Clean basement out
2. X Tear everything out
3. X Schedule mold removal & electrical
4. Hang drywall
5. Tape drywall
6. paint drywall
7. install floors
8. install baseboard and molding
9. Build bar and cabinets

I also think I want to put in the floor before the drywall so it can go under it a little. But I should put in and seal the bottom piece first.

Walls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9Mr0bCVOF0

I haven't been able to find a system like this, but I can cheat a little. The metal studs are available at HD. I'll just use a regular stud across the top and bottom. I can get metal tabs on EB pretty cheap. I'll put in 6 per stud. That should be plenty.

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Update

So the walls have been a major hangup. But this may be a great opportunity to try out a simple version of the sorts of systems I'm interested in using long-term. Rather than building a traditional wall, I can build a fake, free-standing wall. I have less issue then building it from wood because if I have to replace a section, it's easy.

I will put pillars in the corners and along the long wall at the 1/3 and 2/3 point. The panels will be bead-board backed by thin rigid foam insulation and made rigid with wood strips (probably 1"x0.5" plywood).

Bar/Cabinets

I'll need to get exact measurements, but I want two taller cabinets at each end, a working space in the middle with shallow shelves. An open space underneath for a mini-fridge. The left-hand cabinet will hide the ugly pipe (but leave it accessible) and the right hand cabinet will hold the electronics as well as having a space for a laundry basket under the chute.

Cashway for lumber

https://www.woodmagazine.com/make-cabinets-the-easy-way

It's 2' deep, 7' tall, but I'll need to go a bit lower for the vent. A little less than 2' is fine for the insides, I'll lose some to the back and face, so I can get two out of a sheet.

TV

Not much, but I'd like to repaint the chimney, put up shelves for the speakers and put up something to hold the cabling.

It may be worth putting up a facade of brick or stone.

Floor

There was a lot of moisture under the floor. I really need to get the gutter situation fixed.

I could put in a dimpled subfloor like this. I'll need 4 rolls.

Update

We painted the floor with an epoxy paint, but it's not very durable. I think I'll finish the rest of the basement as is, but when it's done, I'll go back and put in a linoleum floor. Even if some moisture is trapped, it can't mold.

Measurements

Ground 13' x 22'

Dry wall: (13+22)*7*2 = 490 sqft

Floor: 13*22 = 286

Bar area: 8'6"W x 7'T x 2'D

Pipe is about 20" wide, 55" high.

Chute is about 15" wide

Buy

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZqGCZwrHoOPK3T4fSJMv9sb0Ld_IenyOJS0GakDXFJM/edit#gid=0