Basement upgrade
 

Recently built out the basement. Framing, electrical, drywall, paint, floor, trim. I left the ceiling raw joists and primed them with a sprayer along with the raw drywall. My recommendation, don't do it, pay a guy. The trim caused the need for an L4/L5 fusion. Again, don't do it, pay a guy.

1/3 of the basement is unfinished, has the furnace, water heater, storage, etc. 1/3 is a woodshop. The final 1/3 is the bike lounge. Bike part storage under the stairs.

More here - https://www.flickr.com/photos/681231...57673055512707

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Wish I had a basement ........

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Beautiful job iab!

Thanks for sharing it.

Hope all now well in spinal land.

Can you tell us about the hub collection in the display rack?

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Lots of toil behind that impressive project.
Kind of wonder about the overall dusting duty after a decent amount of woodworking. Yes, there are dust extractors, but not perfect.

Great bike room. I love that chair.

Now that's a man cave. Bravo.

[MENTION=57649]iab[/MENTION]

Well done, very nice. :thumb:

Security update pending?

Nicely done.

Awesome!

Spares. Top 2 sets are from the 30s. The remainder are from the 20s. Except the bottom, lone rear hub. 120 spacing, chrome, 36 spokes, large barrel, FB. I think it is for a moped, 30s-50s maybe?

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Just a shopvac attached to the tool when in use. Manual, but works surprisingly well. And any dust is confined to the room. Before, it would cover the entire basement before I put up the walls.

OMG, awesome! What a nice mancave it is!

I love your hub collection rack display. Nice job!

Woodworshop is nice as well. I wish I have one like that...

Might have to give tours next weekend...

Um wow! Chapeau sir that is some bike lounge. BTW I always smile when I see your avatar my Dad used make drawings like that when he was a kid. (in the late 30s and early 40s)

Nicely done :thumb:

Superb!!!

[QUOTE=iab;20893244]Recently built out the basement. Framing, electrical, drywall, paint, floor, trim. I left the ceiling raw joists and primed them with a sprayer along with the raw drywall. My recommendation, don't do it, pay a guy. The trim caused the need for an L4/L5 fusion. Again, don't do it, pay a guy.

1/3 of the basement is unfinished, has the furnace, water heater, storage, etc. 1/3 is a woodshop. The final 1/3 is the bike lounge. Bike part storage under the stairs.

More here - https://www.flickr.com/photos/681231...57673055512707


Iab,
Nicely done, I left the framing in my studio raw......Good taste in bikes, IMHO great (better) taste in chairs
Bertoia, Eames, Rietveld....I also appreciate Aalto, Saarinen et al.
A true bicycle lounge for someone that might be OCD....keep the dust down and off of those chairs!
Best, Ben

Upper left of the framed newspapers picture is a Guerin Sportivo from just prior to the 1939 Giro d'Italia. In it, a number a caractatures were drawn. Below, the first has the race contenders, Bartali, Vicini and Valetti. The second has their lieutenants, Bini, Cinelli, Bizzi and Servadei. I use the Cino Cinelli as the avatar.

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eccellente -based on the pictures of Gino and Fausto in your lounge I thought there might be an Italian connection, For my Dad I think it was just the local Mugs in Bremerton Wa. and maybe a ball player or two, he told me once that he couldn't draw bodies or hands very well so he stuck to caricatures.

I also had some Starck, Arad, van der Rohe, Thonet and a few others. I had to cut back.

Rietveld chair....... Kewhl!.....
Last one I sat on was in a museum in Columbus Indiana during a School of Architecture field trip.... Surprisingly comfortable.

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I also asked [MENTION=57649]iab[/MENTION] anent his avatar. This was a couple years back; he kindly explained it to me. To show how "astute"(!) I am had thought it might be Hoagy Carmichael. :o

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This project simply knocks me socks off. When I think of all the differing disciplines involved must face that I could na'er get beyond square one before becoming hopelessly confused & flummoxed.

Greatest respect to [MENTION=57649]iab[/MENTION]! :) :thumb:

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Nice room!
I like your choice to leave the joists visible. I find the rhythmic repetition of the joists and the stair steps visually pleasing.
I don't know which I envy more; the bikes or the furniture.
I hope the back recovery is going well.
Brent

Iab,
So N+?
I also had to cut back on chair collecting and I am in the process of limiting my bike purchases...too many in the queue.
Ben

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be there an Eames in someone's future?

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