Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Mississauga Basement Build - Drywall, Mud & Tape

And finally, drywall.

The drywallers finished the install over two days. Ceiling goes up first, followed by walls.

This 'bump out' will house the TV and A/V components. Cat 6, Rg6, speaker cables & subwoofer cables are all in place. My preferred insulation is Roxul, which is fire & moisture retardent.

These guys were crazy fast, but I did catch them on mistakes. Speed is not everything!!!! 

 First coat of mud

 More mud

It's really all just muddy now.

Dhiraj

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Mississauga Basement Build - Framing

And so it starts. Mike came in on the third day and started with the two plumbing stacks. We try to get as much as we can think of prior to going into the job, but something always gets left out and a couple of runs to the HD are quite normal.


This is what CAD 700.00 of DWV  fittings looks like.....

The walls were first wrapped with house wrap which is a semi permeable membrane that keeps drafts and moisture out while allowing the concrete to breathe. The old method is to use tar paper, but the seams allow drafts through. house wrap is more expensive, but a better alternative.  

More fittings. Mike & I like to pretend that we are professionals........ Quite fitting!! 

Though there just a small area that needed a bulkhead to cover the pipe, I took the liberty to define the bar area with a bulkhead. This would be my undoing.......
Stay tuned for more drama!!!!!!!!!!!!

The spare room. That's my compressor. She just's sits there. Don't mind her. She's under a lot of pressure!!!!

More framing. As you can see, this is getting exciting!!!!!

This will become the shoe and linen closet. 

Looking into the washroom area 

 The shower controls and a shampoo niche. Though it's customarily called a shampoo niche, I'm pretty sure a conditioner would be invited here as well.

The stack relocated.

The furnace room opening was made to accommodate double doors to allow the treadmill to be stored during parties.

In the spare room, looking into the closet.

Dhiraj

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Mississauga Basement Build - As Is

This Fall, I embarked on a basement job in the Lisgar area of Mississauga. The build encompassed low voltage wiring as well as LED lighting, a dedicated bar area, a washroom with a stand up shower, dedicated storage for shoes and linen as well as a spare room with it's own closet.

These are as-is pictures from the first day.

The first order of the day was to remove the builder installed blanket insulation. This is standing near the stairs and looking into the main area.

My able assistant Kraij, getting started on the insulation

Looking into the furnace room from the stairs. The previous owner had attempted to complete the basement on their own. The steel framing has to go and the furnace will be moved a foot and the A/C unit flipped in order to clear the window and optimize the space.

The stairs are builders grade pine.

The far corner is the planned location for the washroom. A stack in the far corner will have to be relocated to accommodate a full 32 x 60 shower.

 The lower half of the insulation was falling off

 More steel framing against the blanket insulation. What a waste of space

The return air duct in the ceiling from the upper level will have to be relocated 

 View towards the furnace room and the cold room door

Another view

The plumbing stack in what will be the bar area. This entire stack is slated for a 'makeover'!!!

Dhiraj

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