My nemesis… the basement
Category: Ponderings Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at 2:46 pmSo our finished basement is also a damp basement, which means the carpet is dank and stinky. We thought we solved the problem by pulling up the carpet and painting latex waterproofing on the floor, then deep cleaning the carpet, but it still stinks and we’re not convince the floor is going to stay 100% dry. Therefore, before Addie is old enough to play on the floor, we need to replace the carpet. I’ve been looking around at good basement floor replacements and have come across some neat products, but they are not cheap. Its looking like a $2000 project at a minimum, if we do the labor and leave the carpet on the stairs (which will look dumb - carpeted stairs between two “hardwood” flooring levels). Argh.. this would be so much easier if we had a fresh slate to start with (i.e. an unfinished basement) vs. fixing the problems of a bad finishing done by the previous owner.
To make matters worse we don’t exactly have any spare cash right now floating around for said project. In the past two weeks we have had the unexpected costs of a broken window and Zipy’s car “tune up” to the sum of about $1100. However, It looks like I will be working at least 20 hours a week starting early-mid July; so hopefully the added income can pay for the basement flooring and the new deck Zipy so desires. I’m sure I will have plenty more to say, if I have the time, once I start working said hours while tending to the babe. Good thing Addie has a newly retired Grandmother looking to hang out with a baby…I may need to recruit her!
If you want, I can let you know more about that when I hear more…