Basement Framing

 This is the door in our kitchen which leads to the "work zone"  I should've put up some yellow tape or something!  Kitchen to the left, living room/hallway to the right.

Bottom of the stairs, looking north into the "family room"

 Framing!  We had quite the set-up with the compound mitre saw living in the basement for a long time.  I really enjoyed having it--I completed a lot of small projects with that handy tool just hanging around, waiting for me.  I was sad to see it go.  Note the dirty sock in the picture above--who could that belong to?

Bottom of the stairs, looking south into the laundry room/storage area

 Framing is difficult work--lots of precision needed and it is so permanent.  Nothing like construction adhesive and a power-actuated nailer to make you say, "Are we sure this is where we want the wall?"

Bottom of the stairs, looking east into the "office"

That first step was a big one, but it felt good to get it done!  We lived with the framing stage for a long time--energy and budget kept things moving slowly for a while.  It gave us lots of time to discuss layout of the rooms, location of outlets, etc. before making final decisions.  In retrospect, that was probably a good thing.

More to come--keep checking back :)