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Insulation was added for sound barrier between the basement and the living room above. I don't think there will be any room for any vintage washers either, Greg. :) I'll just come over and play with yours. I want to come over and see that new Speed Queen front loader you got!!!

No more projects for a long time. The house is only 5 years old but the basement was just unfinished builder grade / fire code. I had to make the basement match the rest of the house and trim.

That's pretty much it! Lots of work and I'd promised an update for a few people and finally got around to posting progress. I'm very happy with how things turned out after all the hard work and money spent on the project is over. Andrew

Dryer that I finally got put in a few months ago. She sat in the family room for months while I finished the basement.

Washer (from Germany of course) :) "You spent how much on a washer and dryer and from where?" x40000000 times already. I'm nuts, yea, I know.

Coming down from stairs.

Self built custom pedestal - chrome drawer pull handles I found from Restoration Hardware (about the only thing I can afford from that place!) - thought they would tie the pedestal to the chrome trim of the W3033 nicely.

Makeshift seating area for some R&R in front of the King & Queen. A little to do list of laundry needs to be done as well.

Above the sump pump holds all of my laundry goodies. Lighted for fun! :)

Whirlpool (Ecodyne) 30,000 grain water softener, and also a whole house sediment filter behind wall to left. (Prior dishwasher disaster warranted the need for both), but I decided to implement them into this project while I had the motivation. Easy to install - getting the softener home...

Self installed carpet, trim, and tile.

Wall on right is a visual barrier to the awesome plumbing and such as depicted in first photos.

Now for the transformation. Lots of work... never again. Note I have the pedestal pulled out as I cleaned the dryer vent last week and haven't bothered to push the near 500lbs of equipment / pedestal back... Bottom left is the access door for inside to get at and inspect / clean out the sump...

Coming down stairs to basement - none of the ceiling was insulated or finished, steps were just wood and we had put down stick down tile to try and pretty up the concrete floor. Lighting was all run through conduit fixed to the bottom of the floor joists from the homebuilder. Pretty fancy -...

Stick down tile... out it went. This is directly behind the Persil artwork and Miele washer/dryer now.

This is what is hidden behind the utility sink wall (with access panels of course).

Hey guys, It's been almost 2 years in the making, but I'm pretty much 95% done with this project I've been working on in my spare time. To recap, I started out with a plain Jane dungeon of a basement and turned it into something I can live with. Keep in mind I have another 25 years to pay on...