Pocket Door Installation 13 Feb 2011 | 03:39 pm

We have finished installing the three pocket doors that we will have in the basement. Here is a brief description of the process used for installing the doors. Framed the rough opening to be 1.5" wid...

Bathroom Vanity/Sink Options 10 Feb 2011 | 11:52 am

When planning the wall of sliding doors for the basement, we knew that we wanted to be able to access both the washer and dryer at the same time; in order to make this happen, we had to add another 3-...

New Hose Connection 9 Feb 2011 | 04:56 pm

Video: Custom Pocket Door Installation 8 Feb 2011 | 08:17 pm

Here is a time lapse video showing the installation of one of our basement pocket doors (it actually took just over one hour, but we sped it up so the video is just over one minute).

Tub Installed 2 Feb 2011 | 04:50 pm

I could not procrastinate installing the tub any longer, so Meredith's Dad helped me install it last night. I had planned to take photos of the process, but sometimes getting the job done is just more...

Basement Wall #1 Framed 31 Jan 2011 | 04:03 pm

I got a little help from my friend and got a bunch of framing done, including the first wall with a pocket door.

Water Supply Upgrade 31 Jan 2011 | 03:45 pm

We got the water supply to our house upgraded last month. In order to take advantage of this increased pressure, we upgraded the main lines inside our house to 3/4" pipe this weekend; we now have 3/4"...

Plan for Sliding Doors 25 Jan 2011 | 12:28 am

We have decided on a plan for the sliding doors to cover the appliances in the basement. We considered a number of different options for the sliding doors, including building them ourselves, but we fi...

Stairwell Insulated 24 Jan 2011 | 04:30 pm

With the tight stairwell down to the basement, we did not have much space to add insulation. We installed 1" thick pieces of insulating styrofoam on that wall, which has an insulation value of R5. I e...

$5 Pocket Doors 24 Jan 2011 | 04:01 am

We were exploring different options for doors in our basement, and had decided that pocket doors would be the best option because they would save on space. Because the doors would have to be a bit of ...