Basement Renovation: Trim, Doors & Cabinets

So we have been SLOWLY working on the basement in between our other summer adventures. 

We have been doing odds and ends and it's awesome to see it all coming together. 

We hung the doors and leveled them. Then we had to frame them with the trim we painted. 

This is the HVAC room that was framed out and the bi-fold doors still need hung. 

We put all of our face plates on the outlets and switches, as you can see in this picture above. 

Sneak peak at the cabinets! =)

Cabinets are in and they look awesome! I am super excited about how great they look with the paint and tile. 

All of our lighting is in now with the addition of our bathroom light! The bathroom is almost done, just needs toilet and vanity/mirror. 

Chad is currently working on hanging all the trim. The parts of the basement that he has done look so good! It starting to look more like a finished basement and less like a construction site. 

This Weeks Costs

Bi-fold Door Frame - $17

Lumber to frame windows and doors - $64

Outlets - $10

Switch & Outlet Plates - $9

3 Dimmer switches - $38

Bathroom light - $84

Bar Track Light - $120

Cabinets - $1,319

Free Things that were we already had

Labor

Nail gun

Nails
Saw

This weeks total - $1,661

Project total - $7,875

Things I learned this week:  Finishing a basement is tedious, especially in the summer when there are so many other things going on! 

What's next? 

1) Finish trim

2) Hang bi-fold doors

3) Caulk nail holes & trim

4) Paint & hang quarter round

4) Paint trim and doors

5) Set Cabinets

6) Install Vanity, Mirror and Toilet in bathroom.

7) Finish and install window boxes and frame windows

8) Build and install shelving units 

9) Install stair railing.

10) Build and install the bookshelves

11) Install fireplace

12) Countertop

I am not a professional and all my advice and tips are purely from my own experiences.