Comments on: Tackling The Basement: Done. http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/12/tackling-the-basement-done/ Two Young People + One Old House = Love Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:09:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marissa http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/12/tackling-the-basement-done/comment-page-1/#comment-494395 Marissa Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:03:01 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=20016#comment-494395 I was just introduced to your blog! Its awesome, specially since we bought an older home and this inspires me to be ok with having issues..... We pulled out old carpet in our room and the concrete slab was smelly like mildew.......we bought some Drylok Latex Waterproof sealer and applied it after cleaning the floors with bleach and water.......I hope it works for us! We placed carpet over it I hope it works against any moisture. What scares me the most is mold you know? Good job on the basement! I was just introduced to your blog! Its awesome, specially since we bought an older home and this inspires me to be ok with having issues…..
We pulled out old carpet in our room and the concrete slab was smelly like mildew…….we bought some Drylok Latex Waterproof sealer and applied it after cleaning the floors with bleach and water…….I hope it works for us! We placed carpet over it I hope it works against any moisture. What scares me the most is mold you know? Good job on the basement!

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/12/tackling-the-basement-done/comment-page-1/#comment-455209 YoungHouseLove Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:43:10 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=20016#comment-455209 Love it! Thanks so much for sharing! xo, s

Love it! Thanks so much for sharing!

xo,
s

]]> By: Christina http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/12/tackling-the-basement-done/comment-page-1/#comment-455162 Christina Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:31:50 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=20016#comment-455162 Your (old) basement gives me some great ideas for our basement, which has a similar gloomy, concrete feel! Just thought I'd share a tip my dad gave me for storing paint - save the plastic half-gallon jugs that you can buy orange juice in (not the flimsy gallon jugs that milk comes in, but the hard plastic half-gallon size) and store your paint in there. It's a great way to re-use those containers, and they are clear, so you can easily see the paint color. Plus the nice wide top makes pouring easy! Your (old) basement gives me some great ideas for our basement, which has a similar gloomy, concrete feel! Just thought I’d share a tip my dad gave me for storing paint – save the plastic half-gallon jugs that you can buy orange juice in (not the flimsy gallon jugs that milk comes in, but the hard plastic half-gallon size) and store your paint in there. It’s a great way to re-use those containers, and they are clear, so you can easily see the paint color. Plus the nice wide top makes pouring easy!

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/12/tackling-the-basement-done/comment-page-1/#comment-446716 YoungHouseLove Mon, 21 Mar 2011 01:43:33 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=20016#comment-446716 Thanks so much! Off to check it out... xo, s

Thanks so much! Off to check it out…

xo,
s

]]> By: Julia http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/12/tackling-the-basement-done/comment-page-1/#comment-446715 Julia Mon, 21 Mar 2011 01:11:21 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=20016#comment-446715 So, my husband and I are fully remodeling our basement and I ran across a cool tool that I thought was the bee's knees. (I also thought it was right up your alley.) It is called Cut-N-Crown. Ever heard of it? I saw a demo at a home remodeling showcase and I bought it on the spot. Check out the YouTube video. It just seemed right up your alley! So, my husband and I are fully remodeling our basement and I ran across a cool tool that I thought was the bee’s knees. (I also thought it was right up your alley.) It is called Cut-N-Crown. Ever heard of it?

I saw a demo at a home remodeling showcase and I bought it on the spot. Check out the YouTube video. It just seemed right up your alley!

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/12/tackling-the-basement-done/comment-page-1/#comment-364965 YoungHouseLove Fri, 31 Dec 2010 04:21:46 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=20016#comment-364965 Hey April, We just painted the wood door that was there white and used weatherstripping around it to seal it off so bugs didn't come into the basement. Oh and we added nickel handles to the door so we can easily remove it and put it back up with those handy handles. Hope it helps! xo, s

Hey April,

We just painted the wood door that was there white and used weatherstripping around it to seal it off so bugs didn’t come into the basement. Oh and we added nickel handles to the door so we can easily remove it and put it back up with those handy handles. Hope it helps!

xo,
s

]]> By: April http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/12/tackling-the-basement-done/comment-page-1/#comment-364961 April Fri, 31 Dec 2010 03:59:01 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=20016#comment-364961 Wow, nice work!! I'm curious... what did you end up doing with the crawl space opening? (I hope I didn't miss it...) We're trying to figure out what to do with ours right now, and it's not in a position that could be conveniently covered up with, say, a folding screen. Thanks! Wow, nice work!! I’m curious… what did you end up doing with the crawl space opening? (I hope I didn’t miss it…) We’re trying to figure out what to do with ours right now, and it’s not in a position that could be conveniently covered up with, say, a folding screen.

Thanks!

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/12/tackling-the-basement-done/comment-page-1/#comment-341461 YoungHouseLove Thu, 09 Dec 2010 22:14:36 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=20016#comment-341461 That was actually a gift from a company that makes them (so we imagine they make all sorts of frame sizes). Maybe one way to DIY it would be to buy a long glass frame and cut a mat with the right amount of openings for each letter. Hope it helps! xo, s

That was actually a gift from a company that makes them (so we imagine they make all sorts of frame sizes). Maybe one way to DIY it would be to buy a long glass frame and cut a mat with the right amount of openings for each letter. Hope it helps!

xo,
s

]]> By: Sayard http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/12/tackling-the-basement-done/comment-page-1/#comment-341431 Sayard Thu, 09 Dec 2010 21:30:50 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=20016#comment-341431 Love the Petersik sign in the basement with the black & white photos.. I've got the photos to spell our last name which is also 8 letters but I can't find a frame anywhere to fit it.. I can only find ones for 5-6 letters.. where di you get yours?? Love the Petersik sign in the basement with the black & white photos.. I’ve got the photos to spell our last name which is also 8 letters but I can’t find a frame anywhere to fit it.. I can only find ones for 5-6 letters.. where di you get yours??

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/12/tackling-the-basement-done/comment-page-1/#comment-229621 YoungHouseLove Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:14:45 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=20016#comment-229621 Hey Susan, Benjamin Moore paint is actually a lot more than Behr paint but quite worth it to some people. Any paint from Home Depot or Lowe's will do the job (it might just take more coats, and might not look quite as tonally rich as the expensive stuff). So either way you really can't go wrong- it just matters how much high quality paint is worth to you. xo, s

Hey Susan,

Benjamin Moore paint is actually a lot more than Behr paint but quite worth it to some people. Any paint from Home Depot or Lowe’s will do the job (it might just take more coats, and might not look quite as tonally rich as the expensive stuff). So either way you really can’t go wrong- it just matters how much high quality paint is worth to you.

xo,
s

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