{"id":2735,"date":"2013-11-07T18:10:14","date_gmt":"2013-11-07T23:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/?p=2735"},"modified":"2013-11-07T18:10:14","modified_gmt":"2013-11-07T23:10:14","slug":"the-basement-home-stretch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2013\/11\/the-basement-home-stretch.html","title":{"rendered":"The Basement Home Stretch!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The laminate-floored stairs.<\/p><\/div>\n

We’re in the final stages of our basement remodel!<\/p>\n

Over the past couple weeks we finished out the trim work (baseboards, doors), installed the bar and bath cabinets, and finished up the electrical and HVAC work.<\/p>\n

We are currently waiting for the cabinet countertops to be installed, and it won’t happen till the 18th. So we have some waiting waiting waiting going on.<\/p>\n

I think we’ll be ready to move in by Thanksgiving week.<\/p>\n

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The bar cabinetry.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The stairs. I love it!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Some of the finished doors.<\/p><\/div>\n

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A minor setback. The drywall guy had covered up two of the HVAC vents. The HVAC guy had to poke holes in the ceiling to look for the vent. The drywall guy was very apologetic and came the very next day to patch up the holes. You’d never know they were there.<\/p><\/div>\n

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We’re in the final stages of our basement remodel! Over the past couple weeks we finished out the trim work (baseboards, doors), installed the bar and bath cabinets, and finished up the electrical and HVAC work. We are currently waiting for the cabinet countertops to be installed, and it won’t happen till the 18th. 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