Thought I would share what we have accomplished so far with my basement build which was for my parents to live in. I did the framing, electrical, flooring and the fireplace rock work, I had the drywall installed and mudded professionally and my father did the trim work and painting.

This is the fireplace/HT with my VP100/M22's and a Sharp 60" LCD, it was supposed to have built in cabinets on either side and a granite mantle all the way across but we ran out of time and money, this is what we ended up with:




This is the kitchenette, no stove but they have every other kitchen appliance known to man, still have to put up the glass tile back splash:



A quick shot showing off the cork flooring down the hallway with 2 bedrooms to the left (after the pantry cabinets), a computer nook on the right and the bathroom opening at the end of the hall to the right:




this is the computer nook, going to add some chair rail to each side as they are finding it a little narrow and scuffing the walls:




This the bathroom, yes IKEA loves us between this and the Kitchen purchases:

I really love that cork flooring. The bathroom looks great, too.

Ha ha, I was thinking the same thing before I scrolled down to read Peter's post. I really love that cork flooring.

Everything looks good, Jason. Thank you for sharing!

Very, very nice. Are there plans to add a stove?

I like the bathroom flooring, myself. That said, I've just made a commitment to myself that I will never have tile flooring in a bathroom again. Or at least not a bathroom I will use in the middle of the night. That stuff is COLD!

Fireplace is quite nice too, speaking of temperature.

Jason, the circumstances of this build is none of our business, but if I interpret things correctly, you are providing a place for your parents to live in the basement of your home. If I have that correct, having been my mother's caregiver in the last years of her life, all I can say is bravo, well done, and THANK YOU.

If I have misunderstood, I take it all back.

Ken, there is this new invention called slippers. . . .

I usually wear socks to bed myself.

Not to be the one who complains :), but looking at pictures of that tv mounted high like that is giving me a stiff neck.

Very nice Jason!

And wheels .

Great looking basement, Jay. Beautiful work.

I really like the cork flooring as well. I've considered it for new flooring but don't think it would hold up as well as laminate.

Looks great Jason, wish I had your skills. We went with in floor heating in our bathroom reno and I've got to say we love it!

Very nice indeed.

Tile + in-floor heating = happyfeet

Hey, I found a picture of Murph...



The cork looks beautiful. I will be interested to hear how it wears.

Jason, that is just beautiful work. The fireplace is fantastic.

+1 to what Jack said.

Thanks for the kind words guys, the cork flooring is very warm on the feet, not so much for the tile floor in the bathroom. We had plans to put in under tile heating but my father was too impatient and wanted to try to save a few bucks as well, sad part is we had the heating element already bought and ready to go but as I said my father didn't want to wait the extra couple of days for the whole process, leveling compounds etc, now they use mats in the bathroom to keep their feet warm.

The TV is quite high but they sit back about 9ft from it and use recliners so the extra height is not a bad thing.

Jack, Tom et al, yes, my wife and I are providing this as a place for them to live no strings attached so that they can FULLY retire and do some traveling before they are too old to enjoy it; they are 73 now and I hope they can take advantage of this situation to its fullest and see all the places they have always wanted to. My wife was actually the one that suggested this idea to them, she is an amazing woman.

Right on, Jason. Sounds like you married well. I envy you and your parents that you have the kind of relationship where this is a happy arrangement.

Nice work Jay.

Re: in floor heating. I once lived in an apartment with in floor heating. I loved that place.

The rooms all look great and that's terrific what you're doing for your parents.

Bravo!

I finally got to see the pics... Nice work. I'm leaning towards a cork floor for my next home. They have come a long ways in the last couple of years with that stuff. It's great for in floor heat too.

Thanks Michael, it isn't quite what we wanted/hoped for, but it did turn out not too bad for what we could afford and the time constraints. We are almost done the back splash, I will update the kitchen and bathroom pics once we are done.

Isn't it great how there always seems to be something else left to finish?

/sarcasm

Yes and no, I like doing the work, hate paying for the materials.