Basement Remodel: Week #7

  Hey, everyone! Sorry I wasn't able to get this posted over the weekend. I was in Iowa for my second baby shower, and the blogger website was not working on my tablet for some reason. So I waited to finish loading all the pictures once I was back in MN!

   Last week we saw some big finishing changes happen in the basement: the painters finished sealing and edging out the trim, the granite countertop was installed in the back bar, the luxury vinyl tile (LVT) was installed in the bar, hall, and bathroom, the bar back-splash was installed, plus the sinks, plumbing fixtures, toilet, and light fixtures were all delivered.

   The project is moving along really well and we are still on track to be completely finished in 2 1/2 weeks!
We only had a couple hiccups this week, but nothing that should set the schedule back. When countertops were being delivered, the installers found that the vanity top holes for the sinks were cut too large for the model sink bases that we have. The company is putting a rush on re-fabricating this countertop, and it should be ready for install as early as this week (June 18th set date).

   The other minor set back is in relation to the vanity top not being completed. The plumbers will have to make another scheduled visit later on to finish installing the sinks, faucets, and fixtures in the bathroom. However, this won't set the schedule back either!

   We are still waiting to hear when the glass door for the shower, glass shelves and doors for the bar, and a replacement window (for the broken one upstairs...I will have to post on this later...I don't think I took pictures) will be installed. Again, nothing that sets us back, but just another detail we are waiting to hear about.

   Okay enough babbling! Here are the updated pictures from last week's progress:

For your reference, here's a numbered blueprint of where pictures were taken.

1.) Trim was painted and sealed in the guest bedroom, around the closet, and around the egress window. It's a little hard to tell in the pictures where the trim is exactly because the over spray from the paint is on the walls, too.

2.) Here's the other side of the bedroom with the trim pieces up. You can also see Boji in the doorway.

3.) Here's what the stair rails look like finished! The dark stain will also be on our doors, but the spindles are staying painted! I love how this turned out!

4.) A view of the whole bathroom. The vanity countertop will be installed next week after it's re-fabricated.

5.) Here's the LVT flooring that we put in the bathroom. We also opted to grout in between these panels to make it appear more tile-like.

6.) Here's a view of the hallway/gallery wall with the LVT plank flooring installed. The paper covering is to protect the floor as countertops are installed.

7.) We had enough of the plank LVT to finish off the closet space under the stairs!

8.) Here's the back bar progress! They installed the granite countertop, the bar sink, the tile back-splash, and the plank flooring all this last week! I love the colors and how this turned out!

9.) Here's a closer view of the bar sink, granite countertop, and back-splash! The colors are even better in person!

10.) The theater room had the baseboard trim painted and sealed, and the quarter round pieces (seen on the floor) are ready for install next week.

11.) Here's a full view of the living space with the plank LVT flooring more exposed. We love how this turned out, and are excited to see all the other finishing touches in this space next week!

   We can't believe how fast this is coming together! We also can't believe that we're almost done with this project! This week will be even crazier as we have "final sub-contracting" scheduled all week. This means final electrical/fixtures done, final plumbing (except the bathroom vanity), final HVAC, carpet installation in the theater, bedroom, and stairs, final trim install (of quarter round and doors), and the delivery of our bar appliances! It's going to be really awesome to see it all wrap up with all these final details!

   We hope you all are enjoying following along with our crazy remodeling project! I will be posting pictures of the other projects Ian and I have been doing as well these last couple months soon! Have a great week!