Basement Finishing 101

We've been in our new home for one year and two months now. Really loving the house...loving the view...a very homey home. Something that's new to us as home owners is that we have a basement. Right now it is unfinished, but that's soon changing!

I've been making plans for the past several weeks now to begin to finish the basement...most of it is already framed up, insulated...but that's about it. Instead of hiring it all out we've decided to to the work ourselves, along with some very good and educated buds. We can save some serious cash by doing it ourselves and I'm really looking forward to getting started.

I have some knowledge in doing this, but not enough to venture out totally alone. So I've become a DIY Network nut, watching how-to video's, reading articles and books, even looking to You Tube...you'd be amazed what wisdom can be found on You Tube! Try it...search "Finishing Basements" and see how many pop up!

So again, I have some great buddies who have offered their brawn and brains...I'll keep you posted with pics. Below is the before...one side is going to be a media room and the other side will be a game room of sorts. We want downstairs to be a place where Bryan can bring buddies to hangout...and a place of ministry to our youth and college students...and it will be a great man cave!

Wish us well with this project...