Posted on Saturday, September 24th, 2011
I recently purchased a new home, which my wife and I are really enjoying. Since we bought the house, we have been slowly adding to our Crossfit home gym (if you could call it that). We have a large unfinished basement, but it is a very low ceiling height [7ft]. While this is ok to hang a [...]
Posted on Sunday, July 10th, 2011
We have a sort of tradition in my little family. Every Saturday we get up and make breakfast together. Sometimes we make Eggs, Bacon, biscuits and hash browns, other mornings we have waffles or pancakes. It’s always a fun way to start the day together. The next thing we do is something productive (after cleaning [...]
Posted on Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
The basement is essentially done now, and I wanted to geek out on some of my tools that helped me get the job done easier. These tools rank in my top 5 favorite tools list. Disclaimer: (the tape measure isn’t mentioned, because it’s kind of a given that I couldn’t work without one, so I’ll [...]
Posted on Friday, February 6th, 2009
Last night my dad and I worked on hanging the ceiling grid, and I’m happy to say, it wasn’t that hard. It moved along pretty quickly, and we learned a lot about how to level the main T grids effectively. Which leads me to think, when I finish my basement, I think I might start [...]
Posted on Sunday, January 18th, 2009
So, my father in-law came up two weekends ago and saved me weeks of time and effort by finishing all the joints and corners in my basement, leaving me ready to sand and paint. This whole week I have been preparing to paint, and now I’m about half-way through with the primer coat. I hope [...]