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| javeryh:
--- Quote from: Gray_Area on April 15, 2013, 03:06:07 pm ---I'd add to or cut some stairs in that ledge. --- End quote --- There is no need (well, I mean generally - there will be stairs that bring you down to ground level). That ledge goes around the old basement and will be completely hidden by a wall that runs from floor to ceiling in the new space so when you come down the basement you will be entering into a completely finished room that has 8'4 ceilings. The "hidden" area with 6' ceilings will be for the laundry room and storage but you really won't notice the difference. |
| Gray_Area:
Oh. Maybe I missed that earlier. Coool. |
| javeryh:
Ugh. This project has been consuming my life. I've been itching to build or finish a cabinet but all of my free time goes towards painting or landscaping or furniture shopping, etc. I honestly think it will be next summer at the earliest where we will be finished and able to work on some personal projects. Anyway, small update... construction is 95% finished. My contractor skipped town at the end of June. Well, he moved his family to SC without finishing up. He owes some of the subs money and they are threatening liens on my property, etc. We withheld on the final payment and we are using that money to have some built-ins installed this week and then a guy out to fix the fence in my backyard. I still have to paint the interior (wow did I underestimate the amount of work involved in this) as well as hire someone to paint the exterior and hire some professional landscapers (my yard is a disaster). All of that nonsense aside I'm happy (mostly) with how everything has come out and the house seems absolutely huge now (it is probably "average" in the grand scheme of things though). One awesome thing is that I ordered a 65" plasma TV for my new living room which will be installed on Sept. 15. This will be my first new TV in almost 10 years - I can't wait! |
| DNA Dan:
--- Quote from: javeryh on August 20, 2013, 04:51:25 pm ---He owes some of the subs money and they are threatening liens on my property, etc. --- End quote --- Dude! Seriously? After all your due diligence and searching for an honest contractor you ended up with a dud? :banghead: What does that say about his work? I'd be crapping nails if I were you. It's not what you know about his work that is scary, it's what you DON'T know. You might indeed have Hoffa buried in your foundation. If building a cab is too much time & money right now, consider getting a used machine of your favorite game. Better yet, pick up a few arcade rentals. Then you can really check your space out! I'm super jealous right now. You're sitting on a diamond in the rough. |
| DaOld Man:
Glad to hear you are seeing light at the end of the tunnel, but that does suck about the contractor running off. I suggest you talk to a lawyer immediately, especially since the subs are talking about putting liens on your house. |
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