I just wanted one small wall.  Honestly I had no intention of finishing my own basement.  The house was only about five years old and for the most part it had all of the space we needed.  As most home improvement projects do, it started off with a very small desire. If you want to learn how to finish a basement, this is a great first step.

I wanted a place to organize some tools and paint supplies.  Specifically, I wanted to put up a piece of peg board so that I could then put all those cool hooks and stuff on there and just be captain organized.

That idea sort of swam around in my brain for several months.  Each time I went to the basement to get something I reminded myself that I really did want to get this stuff organized.  I suppose I just didn't have a real flash point.

My New Dewalt Miter Saw

This isn't mine but its close.

Then along came my DeWalt 10" miter saw.  For Christmas, I half jokingly said that I'd like a power saw as my present, sometimes more commonly referred to as a chop saw or a miter saw.  

Up until then I only had a hand saw.  I had been watching a million home repair shows and if there's one awesome thing that they do it's [Read more...]