Delicious Recipes to Keep my Family of Four Happy and Full
Remember our Ikea kitchen cabinets for the basement bar?
Well, they have been installed for quite some time but missing a key piece to make them complete. Just like Beyonce, they needed a little sparkle to know we loved them. So, I put Mathlete to work putting the handles on them.
We started by putting painters tape on each one.
Then, using his ruler, Mathlete created the center point.
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Ok, so say you’re building a house or maybe finishing a basement. One of the key components of that is going to be walls, right?
Well, when adding drywall to those walls, there are a few key things to think about:
1) How much sound proofing do you want in those walls? Sure, you can insulate to provide some sound deadening. BUT, if you are going to be using it as a music or theater area, you might consider getting specialty sound proofing drywall like QuietRock.
We used the QuietRock in the theater area walls and ceiling.
It is usually denoted by a different color as you can see here:
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Shoved somewhere between dance, dinner club and other errands, we Mathlete managed to make some basement progress. I take partial credit since I was on full time kid duty while Mathlete worked in the basement.
See all those wood beams? Yep, that is framing of a wall. We have wall framing…at least in parts of the basement.
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Remember Mathlete and his planning bug? Well, we are moving right along with those plans! Over the holiday break, Mathlete went over and picked up our building permit.
Yep, sorry neighbors…we are those people with the bright orange poster in the window.
While he has dreams of lumber and electrical wiring, I have my little mind churning on what will go in the rooms once they are all built. Want to see a few?
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