Basement upgrade
04-20-19, 03:47 PM
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Basement upgrade
Recently built out the basement. Framing, electrical, drywall, paint, floor, trim. I left the ceiling raw joists and primed them with a sprayer along with the raw drywall. My recommendation, don't do it, pay a guy. The trim caused the need for an L4/L5 fusion. Again, don't do it, pay a guy.
1/3 of the basement is unfinished, has the furnace, water heater, storage, etc. 1/3 is a woodshop. The final 1/3 is the bike lounge. Bike part storage under the stairs.
More here - https://www.flickr.com/photos/681231...57673055512707
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1/3 of the basement is unfinished, has the furnace, water heater, storage, etc. 1/3 is a woodshop. The final 1/3 is the bike lounge. Bike part storage under the stairs.
More here - https://www.flickr.com/photos/681231...57673055512707
Basement17 by iabisdb, on Flickr
Basement18 by iabisdb, on Flickr
Basement19 by iabisdb, on Flickr
Basement14 by iabisdb, on Flickr
Basement15 by iabisdb, on Flickr
Basement16 by iabisdb, on Flickr
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04-20-19, 04:11 PM
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Beautiful job iab!
Thanks for sharing it.
Hope all now well in spinal land.
Can you tell us about the hub collection in the display rack?
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Beautiful job iab!
Thanks for sharing it.
Hope all now well in spinal land.
Can you tell us about the hub collection in the display rack?
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04-20-19, 04:30 PM
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Lots of toil behind that impressive project.
Kind of wonder about the overall dusting duty after a decent amount of woodworking. Yes, there are dust extractors, but not perfect.
Kind of wonder about the overall dusting duty after a decent amount of woodworking. Yes, there are dust extractors, but not perfect.
04-20-19, 04:37 PM
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Great bike room. I love that chair.
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04-20-19, 04:59 PM
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04-20-19, 05:22 PM
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04-20-19, 05:25 PM
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Just a shopvac attached to the tool when in use. Manual, but works surprisingly well. And any dust is confined to the room. Before, it would cover the entire basement before I put up the walls.
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OMG, awesome! What a nice mancave it is!
I love your hub collection rack display. Nice job!
Woodworshop is nice as well. I wish I have one like that...
I love your hub collection rack display. Nice job!
Woodworshop is nice as well. I wish I have one like that...
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04-20-19, 06:15 PM
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Um wow! Chapeau sir that is some bike lounge. BTW I always smile when I see your avatar my Dad used make drawings like that when he was a kid. (in the late 30s and early 40s)
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Nicely done 
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Superb!!!
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[QUOTE=iab;20893244]Recently built out the basement. Framing, electrical, drywall, paint, floor, trim. I left the ceiling raw joists and primed them with a sprayer along with the raw drywall. My recommendation, don't do it, pay a guy. The trim caused the need for an L4/L5 fusion. Again, don't do it, pay a guy.
1/3 of the basement is unfinished, has the furnace, water heater, storage, etc. 1/3 is a woodshop. The final 1/3 is the bike lounge. Bike part storage under the stairs.
More here - https://www.flickr.com/photos/681231...57673055512707
Iab,
Nicely done, I left the framing in my studio raw......Good taste in bikes, IMHO great (better) taste in chairs
Bertoia, Eames, Rietveld....I also appreciate Aalto, Saarinen et al.
A true bicycle lounge for someone that might be OCD....keep the dust down and off of those chairs!
Best, Ben
1/3 of the basement is unfinished, has the furnace, water heater, storage, etc. 1/3 is a woodshop. The final 1/3 is the bike lounge. Bike part storage under the stairs.
More here - https://www.flickr.com/photos/681231...57673055512707
Iab,
Nicely done, I left the framing in my studio raw......Good taste in bikes, IMHO great (better) taste in chairs
Bertoia, Eames, Rietveld....I also appreciate Aalto, Saarinen et al.
A true bicycle lounge for someone that might be OCD....keep the dust down and off of those chairs!
Best, Ben
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04-20-19, 06:52 PM
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Upper left of the framed newspapers picture is a Guerin Sportivo from just prior to the 1939 Giro d'Italia. In it, a number a caractatures were drawn. Below, the first has the race contenders, Bartali, Vicini and Valetti. The second has their lieutenants, Bini, Cinelli, Bizzi and Servadei. I use the Cino Cinelli as the avatar.
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Rietveld chair....... Kewhl!.....
Last one I sat on was in a museum in Columbus Indiana during a School of Architecture field trip.... Surprisingly comfortable.
Last one I sat on was in a museum in Columbus Indiana during a School of Architecture field trip.... Surprisingly comfortable.
04-20-19, 07:18 PM
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@ryansu -
I also asked @iab anent his avatar. This was a couple years back; he kindly explained it to me. To show how "astute"(!) I am had thought it might be Hoagy Carmichael.
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This project simply knocks me socks off. When I think of all the differing disciplines involved must face that I could na'er get beyond square one before becoming hopelessly confused & flummoxed.
Greatest respect to @iab!
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@ryansu -
I also asked @iab anent his avatar. This was a couple years back; he kindly explained it to me. To show how "astute"(!) I am had thought it might be Hoagy Carmichael.
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This project simply knocks me socks off. When I think of all the differing disciplines involved must face that I could na'er get beyond square one before becoming hopelessly confused & flummoxed.
Greatest respect to @iab!
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04-20-19, 07:20 PM
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Nice room!
I like your choice to leave the joists visible. I find the rhythmic repetition of the joists and the stair steps visually pleasing.
I don't know which I envy more; the bikes or the furniture.
I hope the back recovery is going well.
Brent
I like your choice to leave the joists visible. I find the rhythmic repetition of the joists and the stair steps visually pleasing.
I don't know which I envy more; the bikes or the furniture.
I hope the back recovery is going well.
Brent
04-20-19, 07:38 PM
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So N+?
I also had to cut back on chair collecting and I am in the process of limiting my bike purchases...too many in the queue.
Ben
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