Basement remodel project

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At first it took us about a month of planning to come up with a floorplan that we were satisfied with. Right away we realized that we would have to move all our our services (furnace, water softener, hot water heater, vacuum tank, etc.) into a utility room and out of the middle of the basement. We also realized that much of our equipment was at the end of it's projected life cycle. Our furnace for example had failed on 2 seperate occasions and had recalls from the manufacturer. We decided to have a plumbing and heating contractor come in and move everything which required ductwork changes as well.

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Once all of the utilities were relocated I built the walls for the floorplan and repaired several floor joist issues from the original contractor. Since there were water issues in the basement, I had to put in a "Beaver System" which looks like a baseboard heat register but is a plastic drain channel and plastic sheeting on the walls so if any additional water seepage occurs it will drain away instead of collecting in the outside walls. There was also moisture coming up from the floor so we chose to install in floor heat. This photo shows some of the infloor heating system. It was plastic pieces that fit together like putting together lego's. The tubing then snaked through channels in the plastic squares and then cement board goes on top of that. We had to screw into the cement floor with a hammer drill to secure the system. Yep the entire floor! We tiled the whole basement floor over the cement board. All of these measures fixed our water problem and has made it a very comfortable living space. Also if you are wondering about all of the electrical, we have a backup generator that 2 of the boxes are for and the other box is for off peak electric.

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Being a basement remodel there were many issues with boxing in the ductwork in the ceiling. I wanted to do a drop ceiling so that I could access everything that was in the ceiling. My wife wanted to sheetrock it so that it would look better... We decided to sheetrock the ceiling. We also had to have an electrical contractor to come in and the plumber to come back and do rough ins at this point. The plumber had to move a drain in the cement floor to accommodate our floor plan. This photo shows the utility room and the exercise room.

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We had the basement filled with stuff before we started the project and there were some things that we just had no place to put during the project, so we moved some things around alot. This pic shows what will become the bar area. The back wall indent will become a wine closet.

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Bigshizza

Wow!! What a job..well done!

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Bigshizza:

Wow!! What a job..well done!

Thank you Jim. It has been alot of frickin' work to say the least, but the wife and I are very happy. Also very proud that we did the lion's share of the work. We are hosting a wedding on our property this August as well so we have lots of work to do outside the house this summer. We can't wait to finally kick up our feet and have all these big projects done!

The Kid

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Bigshizza:

Wow!! What a job..well done!

Thank you Jim. It has been alot of frickin' work to say the least, but the wife and I are very happy. Also very proud that we did the lion's share of the work. We are having a wedding on our property this August as well so we have lots of work to do outside the house this summer. We can't wait to finally kick up our feet and have all these big projects done!

Very cool and rewarding.. Thanks for sharing

Martel

Wow! Awesome.

phobicsquirrel

Nice job. I just finished up my theater room. I didn't do nearly as much work as you did, I still have to get molding put in, but it all worked out. I don't know if I would do something as intense as what you did though.

beatnic

Most Excellent!!!!

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phobicsquirrel:

Nice job. I just finished up my theater room. I didn't do nearly as much work as you did, I still have to get molding put in, but it all worked out. I don't know if I would do something as intense as what you did though.

Thanks Glen. Believe me, I didn't see it being nearly this drawn out and involved. It kept snowballing bigger and bigger. All we could do was take it one step at a time. I'd like to see how your theater room turned out. We thought seriously about doing one ourselves.

Glock1975

Wow, Dude u r hired i love the wall and wine cellar door. looks awesome

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phobicsquirrel:

Nice job. I just finished up my theater room. I didn't do nearly as much work as you did, I still have to get molding put in, but it all worked out. I don't know if I would do something as intense as what you did though.

Thanks Glen. Believe me, I didn't see it being nearly this drawn out and involved. It kept snowballing bigger and bigger. All we could do was take it one step at a time. I'd like to see how your theater room turned out. We thought seriously about doing one ourselves.

Well that's the best way I guess, I mean taking it a bit at a time.

pross

Absolutely beautiful job. Projects like that seem never ending, but are very rewarding when they are done.

JDH

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rzaman

Rob, this is awesome man. maybe we can exchange visits lol. Thanks for sharing with us and congrats!!!

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rzaman:

Rob, this is awesome man. maybe we can exchange visits lol. Thanks for sharing with us and congrats!!!

Wait until you see the lake we live on! For sure you are welcome to visit, I could take you ice fishing if you came in the winter. :-) (you know, driving out onto the ice covered lake in a pickup) I spoke to my wife about visiting you in Nicaragua and she said that sounded exciting! Now to find the time and money!

mmccartneydc

Wow, what a great accomplishment! Oh and youre gonna need a bigger cooler! LOL

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