| | Today marks the third day of Marcus' declaration of war on the basement, which has been a long and tiring ordeal for the boy. But let me just tell you, he and our friend Caleb have made HUUUGGGEEE progress in just three days. On Monday they ripped up all of the flooring and took that and a bunch of old drywall to the dump, which I think is Marcus' new favorite place. They only worked for four hours on Monday, but dang, they got a lot done.
Marcus took Tuesday to sort through a bunch of his crap...er...stuff...that was in the garage and took two huge loads to Goodwill. The problem with the garage was that it wasn't a full garage. The previous owners had taken the garage and built a "drum room" in more than half of it. It's hard to explain, so I have pictures to do that.
Today they tore down the drum room walls (yippeee!!!) and we finally have a garage!! Granted we have to organize and sort the rest of the junk thats in the garage before we can use it for its intended purpose, but still, I'm so happy it's actually happening!!
These aren't the most recent pictures (and I REALLY wish we had a "before" picture to give you an idea as to how insanely messy the basement was) but I will try to get a new picture as soon as the drywall dust clears ;)
This is what you see going down to the entryway...yep...lots of stuff from the basement to greet you.
...and more stuff...
This is the entry to the "bonus room" as Marcus calls it. This used to have hardwood flooring and was blocked by a huge desk Marcus got. Needless to say the desk was also covered with junk. But not anymore!!!
This used to be a closet with a door...they knocked the walls down and now we will use it to house the printer and other supplies. All nicely organized, of course ;)
The beast that started it all...the air conditioner, which still leaks. I don't know if I should hate it or give it a big kiss.
Believe it or not, this assortment of stuff is less than half of what was originally down there. Da Man has some sorting skills!
Garage stuff that had been sorted...
Boxes to be recycled...
This is the garage after two trips to Goodwill. The wall with the door on it is the drum room, which is no longer there (praises be!!)
Ahhh, look at my man working hard!! :)
So there you have it! Not the most exciting thing in the world, but it sure makes me happy! I'll try to get more pictures up of the progress. I'm so impressed with what they have done!!! |
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