Finally the holidays are behind us, the FAFSA is complete, and the scholarship applications are just about finished. This is the time for the hard work to begin. A week or so ago I finished the duct work in the basement. Once again this services the basement and the first floor unit. I replaced the main trunk line from the furnace with a lower profile, wider duct. This will allow the end user to feel a little more head room in the rooms with exposed duct. The profile is 3"-4" shorter than before. This may not seem like a lot but, when the ceiling is 7' at the maximum those few extra inches are important. Also, the old duct had supply lines emerging from the sides of the duct where this new version will have no exposed supply lines. The modern design of the basement accepts the exposed main trunk line well without any superfluous duct running around in the room. This final duct design officially finishes the initial stage of the remodel and from here on out it is going to be a much quicker project. It turned out beautifully, but there is still so much work to do. Today I got all the old duct out of the basement and cleaned for the next project of wiring the first floor before installing the ceiling in the basement. I even got three outlets wired. This is a little bit of cheating because two of the outlets were back to back. Look for the next installment much quicker than this one. I have a deadline to meet.
Finally the holidays are behind us, the FAFSA is complete, and the scholarship applications are just about finished. This is the time for the hard work to begin. A week or so ago I finished the duct work in the basement. Once again this services the basement and the first floor unit. I replaced the main trunk line from the furnace with a lower profile, wider duct. This will allow the end user to feel a little more head room in the rooms with exposed duct. The profile is 3"-4" shorter than before. This may not seem like a lot but, when the ceiling is 7' at the maximum those few extra inches are important. Also, the old duct had supply lines emerging from the sides of the duct where this new version will have no exposed supply lines. The modern design of the basement accepts the exposed main trunk line well without any superfluous duct running around in the room. This final duct design officially finishes the initial stage of the remodel and from here on out it is going to be a much quicker project. It turned out beautifully, but there is still so much work to do. Today I got all the old duct out of the basement and cleaned for the next project of wiring the first floor before installing the ceiling in the basement. I even got three outlets wired. This is a little bit of cheating because two of the outlets were back to back. Look for the next installment much quicker than this one. I have a deadline to meet.
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