The Basement Renovation: The Finished Product
Comparisons
The transformation of the basement is dramatic when pictures of the progress are compared.
View from front of house
While the camera angle is different, it is easy to see the difference painted drywall makes over the dark paneling. Despite the fact that the new partition walls divide a larger portion of the basement, the room looks bigger.
View from the stairs looking toward the seating area at the front of the home.
The Home Office from demolition, to framing, to the final product
Project completed: March 2003. This was when I drove the final nail into the final piece of trim. It was also at the same time that we entertained an offer on the house after putting it on the market in order to buy our next home. However, by that time we had been using the basement-- especially the computer room-- for about 15 months.
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- 1Condition of the basement, stripping the walls and tackling the moisture problem
- 2Designing a floor plan that works. Comparing the existing floor plan with my renovation
- 3Some of the unique challenges in my basement included working around an existing window
- 4A sloping floor presented a challenge when we installed doors. Mistakes were made and lessons were learned.
- 5The stairs were located right next to the block exterior wall, but I was still able to add some insulation and drywall
- 6Finishing the wall beside the stairs and finding a new use for an old milk chute
- 7Finding a new use for the space under the stairs led to the discovery of a rotted supporting post
- 8Replacing the rotted supporting post and finishing under the stairs
- 9Dealing with plumbing, ducts and support beams
- 10Turning the root cellar under the porch into small work and storage room.
- 11Replacing the double laundry tub with a single opened up a little more space in the laundry room
- 12With our baby due in about a month, it was time to get the basement finished so we could make room upstairs for the nursury
- 13The completed project, doubling the living space in our house
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