Basement Treasures

During work in the basement, these objects were discovered under the exterior stairs by my contractor Chris.  That area was only accessible from the basement.

All liquor bottles, I looked up the mark on the bottom of one and it was from the 1960s.  My theory is a drunken husband or wife was hiding the evidence.  Also, the item that looks like a paint brush handle was found.  Not sure what it is.

Embossing of George Washington.  

Trophy and case with sliding glass and screws to mount it on a wall.

There were at least two box factories in Everett.  Goldthwaite-Shaw Lumber and Box, and Everett Box Company.  More research is needed to figure out which one.

This was probably used for matches or toothpicks.

This board appears to say Scotty's Everett Debt Store.  More research is needed at the local library.

This horse shoe has been painted blue.  I should probably hang it up at least until the remodel is complete.

Welcome to the Grow Room Part 2

Full disclosure: No, it's not really a grow room.  But the first time I went in it with my real estate agent, we thought it had been one.  I've since been told by someone who knows about these things that there was not enough electricity or ventilation to be a grow room.  Regardless, it will forever be called "The Grow Room."  For part 1 of Welcome to the Grow Room, click here.

There has been a lot of work in the basement lately and here are the latest pictures combined with some older ones so you can see the progress.  I plan to use this room for storage and my home office during the work upstairs and in the attic.  When the remodel is done I think I will put in a sleeper sofa and decorate it for guests.

Chris, my general contractor, put in supports on the front wall of the house.  This is part of the engineering plan to hold up the additional weight of the dormer.

This is the progression on the north wall.

Paneling

Framing

I hid a letter for the next person who takes apart this room.  Wonder when that will be?

Drywall

Textured and painted.  This is RJ and Sparks of RJ's Custom Remodel.  They did a great job on the drywall, mud, texture, trim, primer, and paint.

This is the progression on the south wall.

Paneling

After RJ replaced the window and I was painting

Framing

Insulation

Drywall

Trim

Window trim

These are some before/after pictures.

This was the plastic door that was there when I bought the house, and next to it a hole in the wall covered with plastic.  I put a Seattle Times and a USA today in the wall where the shelves are.

This is what it looks like now.

 

This was a little closet with the water cut off switch and the electrical grounding.

Now they are behind a small panel and I get back some space.  Also I have plenty of outlets and even a data line for my home office during the work upstairs.

 

That is the original window.  In this picture Jon had put in some lights and a data line. I had sanded the paneling and had tried to seal all the holes.When I sprayed the window and water came inside that is when I started tearing things apart.

Framed, insulated, drywalled, textured, painted and trimmed!

This is RJ (right) and Sparks (left).  They did a fantastic job!