As I said the other day, I am not very good at doing before and after progress images, because I never remember to take the "before" prior to starting the tear-down, or progress shots along the way. But, This tiny little room (about 1.1m x 2.5m) is nearing completion for what it needs to be, which is nothing - since we haven't used it for anything other than to throw a couple random pieces of junk we wanted out of the way. But, it is a space that should be used for changing between the sauna and the basement, so now it is getting more useable, we might use it.
Bear in mind, we didn't know there was red brick in this room at all, because it was completely covered with wood panelling and particle board with 1960s wallpaper on it. The only reason I discovered the brick was because to close a gap in the basement stairwell panelling, I stole a few pieces. And, I said the other day it was cinder block on the other side, but that is not true, it is concrete. It was just my tired mind seeing the grey and forgetting that they cast the basement in concrete using planks of wood as the frame, and then they reused the wood covered in concrete to build the upper parts of the house.
This "paint the basement floor" project has crept a little into painting the basement doors (two of four pictured here) and renovate this unused room. The plan was to predominantly only use what was already in the room or I had in the shed to complete it, but I have had to buy some skirting boards and similar as I didn't have enough of the right shapes. However, I only had to pick up a few extras, so it hasn't been a huge cost on top of the sweat capital I am putting in.
Since this room is in the middle of the house, has no windows and gets no natural light in the basement, the goal was to maximise the available light from the single (and original) ceiling light. I repainted the terrible condition ceiling putting in minimal clean-up work, the concrete wall is now base white, and the paint is a semi-gloss - The floor will be repainted when I do the garage floor to neaten it up a bit, but it is in terrible condition also. I also did what I could with the wiring without rewiring anything, because I am not a confident electrician, and I have a liking for electrocution.
Still pretty good looking, considering.
Definitely not to everyone's tastes, nor mine really - but the brief was to do it cheap using what I had, and it has been a bit of fun working out ways to make it somewhat attractive, without spending much extra.
And the last thing I am doing now, is building a storage box and seat that will cover the broken floor down one end, which will have a cushion and some pillows on top of it to make it feel a little homier. Also, I am considering either covering the pipes for the missing radiator with a shelf, or buying a new radiator as it might be useful to have some heat in the basement, considering how bloody cold it is most years.
It is after one in the morning.
Back to hammering box.
Taraz
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