Our next step was to install the oak border around the perimeter of the two levels of floor. We used standard 2/1/4" oak flooring, 3 wide around the perimeter. We installed bull-nosed edging and a cove molding on the front edge of the step. After some prep work we finished the oak with 3 coats of polyurethane. The room had been previously used as a weight room with 3/4" thick rubber mats for the floor. Per the clients design we re-used these mats by inlaying them within the oak border.
At this point it was time to install the custom moldings for the column bases and capitals. I must say, the project started to get exciting at this point. we could start to see things come together and the project seemed to gain momentum.
Per the design, the moldings were to be blended into the columns which took a bit of time applying wood filler and extensive sanding. But, after that and some additional paint prep we were ready to begin painting. The paint process took about a week or so, two coats of off white paint on all woodwork and the brick/ concrete walls received 2 coats of a grayish/brown color. For both colors we took paint chip samples to Lowes and were able to achieve a near perfect match.
After a little bit of a delay with the electrician(that'll be another post for another day) we were able to install the ceiling. 12"x12" Armstrong ceiling tiles, once again, purchased from Lowes. The ceiling was finished off by installing a simple crown molding that matched the shoe molding around the flooring all if which was custom made...simple but custom none the less.
We had a couple more days while the electrician finished up his end of things. A little paint touch up and few punch list items and it was FINISHED!!!
3.5 months of careful planning and hard work and execution had paid off.
The best part is that in the end, everyone was happy.
The end
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