Basement Finishing Project

A major Milestone was completed today - we completed the ceramic tile floor in the bathroom - Jan 21, 2012.  So now all the "appliances" and other jewelry can be installed.

Bathroom project was started back in May, 2011.

I'll try to put in a few pictures to show some progress since beginning this basement finishing project maybe two years ago.

Project Planning/Permit
Framing
Electrical/Plumbing/Heating
Insulation
Drywall - taping - texturing
Painting
Bathroom - ceramic tile tub enclosure

Storage Room - practice for flooring/baseboard/door casing

Bathroom - ceramic tile flooring - Started on Jan 11, was grouted and complete on Jan 20, 2012

 Tub enclosure was caulked in preparation for installing the faucets on Jan 18th.

Bathroom fixtures (toilet/sink/faucets) installed Jan 25- 27, 2012

Bathroom "jewelry" (paper holder, towel racks) being added now..

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Ruth's Quilt of Memories

Here are a few photos of Ruth's Quilt of Memories - made especially for Ruth Winter on Jan 19, 2012.

(Double click on any photo to see larger photos.)

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Grassfire clears 2.0 acres at 2361 Lindsey Drive

Things started out real nice today.

A grassfire swept across the pasture and up to the side and front of the house at 2361 Lindsey Drive this afternoon about 3 pm.  I was dozing in the easy chair and looked up to see the entire sky filled with smoke - I ran out the back door to see the entire back yard blackened and the fire still burning towards the house.  The fire had already burned the entire pasture on the south side, and was burning the hollyhocks up by the house, and was circling the house.  I grabbed a square nosed shovel and started fighting the fire.  The neighbor to the south yelled out to me and asked me if I had called the fire department and I yelled no, so she called them.   I stopped the fire in the front yard as it was starting to burn up under the bathroom overhang and then started coming back toward the porch.  Then I went to the back yard as the fire was heading toward the west side of the shop.  I was beating out the flames and I heard the siren, so I ran up to the road to show them what was up.  He told me to relax, there were a couple of units on the way...  Cool.

Turns out the neighbor Dale had cleaned out the fireplace about noon and put the ashes in a pit near his pole barn. He said he hadn't had a fire for two days, so didn't expect there would be a problem and there was snow near the pit.  However, it doesn't take much apparently.  The fire chief said the fire danger was high today because the snow was melting fast, the humidity was very low and it was above 40 degrees.  So here's some photos - got to meet the neighbor that we bought the property from and talked to Dale next door that I hadn't seen for almost two years!  Gotta go take a shower and get that smokey smell off me!

Click on one of the pictures and you will see a whole gallery of photos!  Enjoy!

Kathie had a good time with Kelcy today!

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