Was going to tack this onto the end of an older thread about the same subject - but it was closed.

So here goes - I have just finished putting the final coats of paint onto our basement reno

As you can see from the pics it was totally unfinished, there was some electric down there, as was the plumbing roughed in already (dictated where the bathroom would go).

We had to move the water tank (felt like a proper reno when the floor was being jackhammered) and put it in a room with the furnace etc. That room is kind of in a shitty place right in the middle of the floorplan, but without spending a forutne relocating everything - we decided it would be just fine where it was.

The only perso we got in, was someone to do the electrics, everything else was done by our own fair hands.

I made a bit (ok a lot) of a mess of the mudding and taping - but oh well you learn!! However I would strongly advise anyone to get a professional drywaller in - thats more difficult than it looks!

Next step is to get the bathroom tiled and done, then the flooring, then the drop ceiling finished, then the finishing trim and shes about done!!!!!!!

We had so much fun (and lots of arguements ) doing it - won't know what to do with ourselves when its finished!!!!

Heres the pics

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...a168f54&type=1..

Good job

Looks good...

One tip for those doing their own drywall...make sure you stagger your joints to prevent a crack occurring at taped joint and then travelling all the way from floor to ceiling.

Pic 15 shows the wrong way to apply the sheets, in essence the second horizontal row of boards should start with a half sheet thus staggering the joint. Not saying a crack will occur but if it does it will travel much further.

Avoid joints above the outside edge of windows and doors also, as these are errors prone to cracking also.

Yours aye...

One tip for those doing their own drywall - don't.

Thanks ABS - it's one of those jobs you see on tv and think - "well how hard can that be right?" and absolutely don't think of anything like you mentioned.

Lets hope there's no cracks!!!!

oh and another thing I learned was that there are internal and external corner joints for drywall. Are you f****g kidding me - no wonder those wouldn't fit properly and there was so much mud smeared over them it took hours to sand off

Nice looking job

That drywall looks like awfull easy until you actually try it

Drywalling isn't difficult at all. Dirty and time-consuming, yes, but not difficult.

Backer board is another matter. I'm still coughing from this weekend's DIY.

Aint that the truth... Its the kind of thing you (OK, I) only do once if you can help it.

Looks great, thats a lot of work!

If you only have a 7 ft basement and you sheet it vertically then offsetting isnt an option. besides, if you do it right it wont crack...

I still havent done the trimwork on mine... 2nd bathroom is on the list now... after about a dozen other projects.

Well done you.

You could have done the electrical too it's really not that hard.

Looking good Moo!

I know the feeling. We've been in this house for seven years. The upstairs bathroom was the last on the list. We've only just started. We are gutting it. The only thing we will get a man in for is to re-do the bath plumbing.

Amanda....you made it sound like you were doing all the work, who is that geezer lurking at the back then?

Your taping and mudding is pants

You missed the day at school when they explained that if you dont have anything nice to say its best not to say anything, didnt you

It was tongue in cheek, Amanda explained the taping and mudding already, and was just teasing her, hence the ROTFL

It still applies....the stuff is never applied as you say....put the upper boards on horizontally, then stagger the joint as I mentioned on the lower board...trimming to fit. A bit of waste but no floor to ceiling cracks...each to there own...