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Basement Renovation Money-Saving Tips

Article Category: Home Management

Author Name: Marc Willis

Are you living in a grand house upstairs, with a dark, dreary room below that is not being used except to store a set of old bicycles and your husband's skis? Are you thinking of finally making a change and doing a basement renovation? Does the thought of painting and plastering and cleaning up scare you? Don't let it. A basement renovation plan might be as simple as drywall finishing the wall framing, a few extra light fixtures, and shelving to increase basement storage potential - or it can be as involved as transforming the area using a family room design or basement game room that includes finished walls, ceiling, carpeting, and the addition of bathroom plumbing. Here are some great basement renovation money-saving tips.

• Make use of wasted space under the lower end of the stairway leading into the basement. Consider roll-out bins to hold laundry or other supplies.

• Finish off the floor if your plan is to incorporate a family room or home office. If the floor in your basement is concrete, decide on the flooring you will use; laminate or engineered flooring, or carpet.

• If you decide on carpet, and your floor is smooth, carpet and padding can be easily tacked down and stretched directly on top of the concrete. It's important to know that once the carpet is stretched that it lays flat across the entire floor. An uneven floor is where the carpet is unsupported underneath. Glue the carpet down.

• If you decide on laminate or engineered flooring, you will have a great looking basement. The material and installation is more expensive than carpeting a floor, but usually cheaper than using a ceramic tile. Laminate is essentially saw dust and glue, made under great pressure and a lot of heat. The finishes on laminate are very tough; the floor is sturdy and wears very well - and good for high-traffic areas.

• If part of your basement renovation includes a bathroom, time and costs can be cut if bathroom fixtures are located near existing plumbing. This means designing the bathroom floor plan close to the main waste-vent stack and house drain - with no extra laying of underground pipes.

• When deciding on small bathroom design, it is easier and less complicated to arrange the bathroom fixtures along a line on one wall. Check local codes for plumbing and electrical aspects of your project.

• Another aspect of basement renovation might be hanging drywall on concrete basement walls. If your basement walls consist of concrete instead of basement framing, use masonry nails to install furring strips on concrete basement walls. Pre-drill the holes first to make the job easier.

Here's a handy safety tip: if you plan to add a space heater for basement use, select a model with safety features such as automatic shut-off in case the unit gets tipped over. If the basement flooring is flammable, make a brick platform on which to set the platform large enough so that if the heater does get tipped over it won't fall on the floor.

Keywords: basement renovation,basement ideas,basement finishing ideas,basement remodeling

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