Recent content by enieleni

Purchased one of these HF SDS Rotary Hammers and bought a Hilti bit for it. Went through foundation like it was absolutely nothing. I would have preferred to borrow or rent, but I know I'm going to have a few more jobs coming up and $75 was worth the chance...

Thanks for the info jetnow1... taking notes! Good call on the firecaulk and fire-rated foam. Working around the pipes will definitely be one of the time-consuming parts. Good to know about the junction boxes not being covered or having access provided via an access panel. What is the standard...

Thanks for the feedback John. Our inspector said something similar when he saw all those holes. I'm going to have to brush up on my drywall-on-the-ceiling technique... I'm only familiar with how to do it on 2x4 framing walls. Very curious to see what I find under there. Will post pictures.

Living the NDG life :) Thanks for the welcome.

I suppose it goes w/o saying that the lighting will need a lot of work as well! Right now it's two exposed bulbs hanging from threads. The previous owners also wired the garage door opener via extension chord!

And a few more photos here

Greetings all. I'm the new owner of a house built in 1931 in Montreal. Houses of this style were often built leaving the finishing of the basement to the owners. The garage is congruent with the building and has seemingly had little attention paid to it. The work that has been done seems quite...

Hello all. I'm a long-time lurker – lured in by all the amazing projects and thoughtful discussion. I went to make my first post today and was somewhat surprised that I hadn't made any posts yet! Years ago when I signed up I didn't have a garage of my own. Four years on, I'm happy to say that...