House Progress

We continue to plug along on the basement finish project. Ethan has had to redo every part of the plumbing in the house so we could get the pipes moved up into the joists and not have soffits that lower the ceiling clearance. The final part of the plumbing meant redoing the laundry room.

 We had an extra window from our bathroom remodel project so we decided to add a window to the space. The natural light flows into the hallway and is a nice addition to the space. 

 Once we hooked the washer back up we did one load of laundry and it stopped working. We researched what could be wrong and discovered there is a lint trap that is supposed to be emptied regularly. Well, obviously the previous owners were as oblivious as us because when we opened the trap it was the most disgusting thing ever! We did find about $8.00 in change however. 

 After cleaning out the trap we tried another load of laundry but it still didn't work. We ordered a new motor pump which worked for two loads before the computer or timer went out of it. After having to go the laundry mat 3 times I decided it was time to just junk the old machine and get a new one. I stressed for a week over what kind to get and finally just went to the store. When the salesman showed me a model that had an easy to access door for the lint trap I was sold. We put the laundry room back together for now as neither Ethan or I like to do sheet rock work. We'll have it done at the same time as the basement. But it works great for now and the storage is wonderful. I can't wait until we have the full storage cabinets in there. 

 Other items include the beauty of the radiant flooring system. It's a work of art on our wall. 

 Ethan and his dad spent a day wiring all the lights in the basement. We decided on recessed lights in every room and may have got a little over zealous with the number but I think we will love it when finished. Ethan also is finishing up the wiring, plumbing for the bathrooms and starting to insulate. I know there is a lot of work still to do but we are getting so close!