Finally Almost Finished

 We started the journey with the flooded basement back in April, and as of tomorrow, we will finally get the first of the finishing pieces in place.  The installers called today to tell us that they will be at our house at 7:30 AM tomorrow to bring in and install our new carpet in the basement.

We spent a few minutes today doing the last preparatory steps.  Rick brought up the remaining hallway carpet which found a new home as throw rugs in our garage. Then we took off the basement door so the workmen can wrangle the carpet down the stairs. 

Right now, the main exercise room has the new lights installed, the closet doors removed, and the floors scraped and ready to be covered again.

The main exercise room has new lights and new
paint. Now we just need new carpet to complete it.

The main room closet is ready for carpet, too. Note
the outline on the floor where a bar once rested when we
bought this house 31 years ago.

The spare bedroom also is newly lighted with newly painted walls.  The closet doors are stored away, and the floor is prepped for a new covering.  We still have not quite decided what will go back in that room.

The spare bedroom looks blue in this photo, but
the new wall color is more of a teal.

This is the only room that we ran out of molding
to put into the closet.  Ah, well...

Rick finished removing the carpet and scraping the hallway today.  Now it, too, is ready for new carpet.We both will be happy to get carpet back on the stairs to cover those pointy tack strips.

The hallway closet, hallway itself, and the stairs
await the new carpet.

Once all of the carpet is complete, we can move back the furniture and hang pictures on the walls.  Only then will we truly be finished with this unplanned basement remodel.

Stay tuned for the "after" pictures, coming soon!