And so it begins!

Yesterday we officially chose a contractor. He will be coming later today (Tuesday, 12/30) to pick up the first portion of payment and go get materials to begin framing. But, before that begins, I wanted to get some "now" photos posted, so we can watch progress happen.

Here's a general sketch of what the final product will look like. Not to scale, obviously.

The wine cellar area.

A TV will hang here, opposite the bar.

The bathroom and sump pump room.

The eventual bar area (the pool table will be moved).

The storage area (what's a basement without storage?)

Looking towards the eventual theater screen (115", here we come!)

Looking south, towards the bar and bathroom areas.

Looking north towards the theater.

That's it for now. Once we get some framing underway, I'll continue updating.