Kid Kave
This is my balcony off of my great room.The hole in wall was a built in cabinet I built 12 years ago.12 years of collecting dust.The balcony was mostly for looks until the big boss(my wife) had a idea to turn it into usable space.
Back of Built in Before I Removed It
This is a view from my garage upstairs looking at back of built in before I removed it.Almost all of this room is under a layover roof connecting my garage to my house.
Building Walls
In this step I built 3 walls before cutting into living area to keep dust down
Toy Cabinets, Insulation and Sheetrock
Here I built and installed toy cabinets.I insulated and sheetrocked also.Trying to do as much as possible before cutting out wall seperating garage and living area
Removing Wall and Cabinet
My boys couldnt wait to grab a slugo and smash thru!
Walls Out
The wall is out and in the dumpster.My boys had a fun time breaking thru and I had fun cleaning everything up.uggggg
Tying in Sheetrock.
Luckily all the framing lined up and connecting sheetrock went well.
Building Railings
I built all railings out of kd(to save $) in my garage.Did stain and poly then brought inside and installed.Even post caps are homemade from scraps.
Ladder to Kid Kave
Ladder is also kd.2x12 rails and 2x8 steps.The ladder had alot of steps involved and took about a week to get done.Alot of time staining and applying polly.
Railings and Ladder Are In!
Needed to install ladder to get up and down and railings for saftey.
Finishing It Up
In this step we got the trim done and installed carpet.I used a old door for entry to garage.I used chaulkboard paint on kave side.Installed lights and some outlets with usbs built in.
Moving In!
I finished just before Christmas.The timing was great because we had a place to put all the new toys my boys got from santa.Me and mom got a new tv and moved the old one to the kid kave.