For the last few trips out, I have been working on getting the basement ready to finish up: framing, wiring for power and A/V, and most recently, insulating. After all that was done... a thorough cleaning! The basement is looking great! all cleared out with the exception of a large beam, and an even larger pop machine. Drywall and heating come next. Let's hope its not too hard to work around a pop machine!
Here are a couple of pictures of the "finished" basement. Also a picture or two of the chase built on the back side of the main beam that will allow all of the plumbing, wiring and heating lines to be hidden from view.