Ok, took a break tonight on the basement so thought I'd finally give an update. Not nearly as far as I would like to be but it is coming along. Last night I finished gutting the rest of it, all the trash is carried out of the basement. So, so pics and what I've been going through!
I decided I wanted to open up the stairs and remove a lot of the wall. Freaking amazing choice! It looks so much better already.
Some random pics, bar was still in at this point and my trash pile was getting massive-
Anyone missing a shoe?
I learned to appreciate dust masks
Trash was getting out of control-
Finally got all the trash to the garage
Looking much better downstairs
We got some wiring done, but have a ways to go still. Once studs are up we can start wiring outlets. We discovered that the basement has an overabundance of circuits. There were three circuits in the basement, not counting one for the ejector pump and one or the sump pump.
So as we get the lights wired up, we will put the lights on the finished side, unfinished side and regular outlets all on the same circuit. That will leave us two open circuits. At least one will go to the tank, I'm considering both as this project gets bigger the longer it takes.
So some of the new wiring, 14-2 connecting all the lights-
This is the box the two open circuits are ending in at the moment-
So, a couple other updates. I placed an order for all my drywall, green board, studs and foam, Lowe's delivered it last Sunday. I have a nailer, studs will start going up tomorrow I'm hoping. Hopefully from here the project speeds up, but we shall see!
Also, I've been on the search for tanks for a sump and quarantine tank. I had found a store selling new 75 gal tanks for $125, they would give me a $10/tank discount if I bought a few of them. Then I discovered a closing store very local to me, selling their display tanks. 75 gal tanks for $15 and 125 for $30. I ended up buying three of the 75s and a 125. Thinking 125 quarantine tank, 75s for sumps.
They are also selling a couple of nice display tanks. I'm far too tempted to buy one, put it in my dining room and run the plumbing down to the basement with the rest of the system.
Need a bit of cleaning, but the price is right. It is 48x36x18. Would make a nice pup tank in the future, some fish upstairs for me. Not a huge volume of water but I figure tied into a 1000 gal tank and a couple hundred in sumps it should be fine. Unless someone convinces me otherwise I may go to the store tomorrow and put down a deposit on it.
So there is tonight's update. Nothing too exciting, but at least some fish stuff for a change. Any thoughts or tips would be fantastic!
