Updating Shelves in Basement

Shortly after we moved into the new house I built some shelves in the basement for storage of "stuff".  It served us well for 4 years, but I had an itch to have the shelves go all the way across as well as dress it up for when we finish the basement some year.

I started building these in June and finished them up, but don't have any pictures of the finished product so I will add what I have now and take a few once I get home.  As you can see I first had to "clear" the area, but put up some drywall.  I had to build the shelves around the radon mitigation pipe I had just installed as well.

I used some 2x4 brackets to attach the cross pieces to the studs behind the drywall, then cut some short 2x4 supports and toe-nailed them into the cross pieces.  The shelves have been holding up well under the weight.  Room is about 12 feet across.

Long time no update...

Basically still at the point where the drywall is up, but now the ceiling is textured and painted. Stopped out this morning and the plumbers were out finishing connecting pipes in the basement. Also, the pressure tank for the well and water heater are in.
Here are some pictures from Monday.

Drywall up

Haven't posted in a couple of days, I don't have any pictures at this point because Jen and I can't get out to house before it gets dark :( The drywall is all up now, today they will probably be mudding and taping.

Steve asked me yesterday if we wanted to put up a gutter above the sidewalk, running along the porch and then have the downspout hidden behind a porch column. 60 feet, $625. Doesn't seem to bad to me, considering the long drop into the pit from the porch if you fall...

Drywallers boombox

I liked the custom boombox that they brought to the site, it is pretty sweet. They also brought a microwave.

Drywall going up

Pretty amazing how fast the drywall is going up. They had finished the vaulted ceiling in about an house, plus there was another guy working on the basement steps. I wouldn't be surprised if they had it all up today.