I’ve decided to finish my basement, in this the first of probably many posts, I’m going to post some pictures of what’s been going on in my basement. First of all, I am not responsible for the colorful floor. That was from one of the previous owners.
The Window
First, I had to replace that itty bitty window with a proper egress window.
so I dug out the outside by window to make room for the new window and well.
I had to build a temporary wall to support the weight of the floor so I wedged 2x4s between the floor and the floor joists above.
This is another angle of the temporary wall. I know it’s not pretty…
…but as you can see, it did the job. I still needed to fill in that hole above the window and put in the well.
This is what the window looks like now from the inside, I had to put a piece of angle steel on top to support the weight of the floor joists.
This is what it now looks like from the outside. Not too shabby. I’ve still got a little to do with the surrounds, but there you have it.
Next time, footings and beams!
