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Basement Project
January 2008 - March 2008

Phase 1



Paint Rafters Black
Removed old drywall on upper half of breast wall
Removed loose plaster
Cleaned walls
Remove old ash-catch
Insulated studs

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cleaned up walls with Clorox

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nasty stuff removing ash and debris, found chicken bones in debris
asphalt patched the resulting

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note old positions of lighting & outlets


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Pressure treated base-boards
 

Phase 2

Nearly Completed March 1, 2008
ran new 1/2" line to post
currently 15 amp breaker
#12 wire

circuits:
1 - Lights on N. Side
2 - Lights on S. Side
3 - outlets

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after 4 trips to Home Depot because of missing parts/broken balasts/wrong fixture/etc, still have to add one more double 4' light between the two lights above 

Phase 3

thru 3.16.08

Spray Paint upper portion of studs and areas of old electrical lines, boxes, and lights
bolt down studs to floor
... and then Drywall 

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above left: got some 'big' gaps to fill!

above right: lot of mudding going to be necessary in the upper-left portion of the pic

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 Phase 4

Mud, Prime & Paint!

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