Momplex
Bracing the Walls
How to Waterproof Foundations
Getting Started on the Momplex
And boy, what a winter it was for us up in Alaska. This winter, more than once, I asked myself why we live here. It was a tough one.
And I was most thankful to not be battling snow, wind, and deathly cold temperatures trying to work on the Momplex. Or say we had got the roof on - thank for cheering us on! - it would have been dreadful to pay for temporary heat just to get the Moms moved in a few months ea
Installing the Chimney
Framing Decks
But before we get to any of that, we decided to tackle the decks first. The big reason for this is with the walls completely finished out, moving things from unit to unit has become quite a task, involving going down stairs, out the garage, in the other ga
Stair Railing
Well, at least a job that you sit down at.
I guess that's the good thing about working on stairs. You get to sit on them while you work on them.
Yep, sitting down on the job, figuring the stair skirts and installing them.
And we barely got to sit down to cut and install this baseboard down the stairs, it was so quick.
The skirts and baseboard finish out the wa
Staining and Finishing Concrete Floors
For this floor, we used RustOleum's EpoxyShield Garage Floor Coating. It's a paint, and you throw the speckles down to add variation. We are extremely pleased with the durability of the floor - not a scratch in it after about six months of use!
We like floor paint/coatings for basements for a number of reasons:
- It seals your c