Planning & Building Your Finished Basement
For some time you've probably been eyeing that wasted attic or basement space, thinking in terms of a new recreation room, a workshop, a bedroom or even a complete apartment.
Designing an awesome finished basement, it can be done, cheaply and easily, too, if you're willing to devote a little time and effort to the project.
This page is designed to show you what can be done even if you have a very limited knowledge of the skills involved.
- --> Are you hard pressed for space?—If you are, then you're about to uncover an amazing way to create extra space in your home which you can do yourself. Like an extra bathroom, bedroom etc.
- --> Planning your attic, when you decide you need extra space then you'll need to plan it. Don't worry, there are easy step-by-step instructions on how to easily plan your new attic or basement.
- --> If you're willing to contribute a little time and money you'll be able to create extra room in either your attic or your basement, and save a truckload of cash by doing it yourself.
- --> Materials - Know exactly what materials you will need before you build and how to get the lowest possible price.
- --> How to utilize one of one of your most important assets and that's your extra space that's not being used to it's potential. Imagine what you could do with all that extra space?
- --> Tips & tricks....you'll love the tips and tricks on our finished basement article site that will save you hours of frustration and money by knowing how to use shortcuts when building your new room in your attic or basement.
- --> Wait until you see some of the pictures of how some people have transformed their old space in their attic or basement into a, stunning, artistic and useful extra room in the home. You'll be dying to get going yourself.
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Imaginative Planning for Your Finished Basement
Before you go hog wild at the lumberyard, take the time to do a decent job of planning the remodeling.
Not only will you be able to lop a fat hunk of cash off the material bill, but you'll wind up with a far nicer looking job. Like any big business enterprise, break the planning up into several stages, from dreams to decisions.First, gather the entire clan together and think big. Spare no expense, time or labor in your preliminary dreaming. Unleash your imagination, forget about money restrictions. Include all the various ideas that you have culled from friends' homes, the clips that you've saved from magazines, the ideas you've dreamed about. This freewheeling gambit serves a practical purpose. To an amazing degree many of these wild dreams can actually be included in the finished job. Scaled down or changed they may be, but the central idea and the satisfaction will remain.
You may not actually be able to rip out a wall of the basement and turn one corner into a sunken greenhouse ..
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Putting Your Finished Basement Ideas Down on Paper
The simplest procedure involves a large piece of graph paper. Mark off the area you have to work with, using as large a scale as possible (one inch equals one foot works well). Pencil in the walls, partitions and other major alterations. One hint: These items have thickness so be sure to allow for this in the plan. Next add the largest items that will be in the room, built-ins, etc. At this point you will probably receive a nasty jolt. Odds are good that the space pictured in your mind seemed much larger than the actual area available.There will most certainly be an uncomfortable moment when you discover it is absolutely impossible to fit a bar, a regulation pool table, a sofa plus two easy chairs and a table into the room.
But making this kind of finished basement can be done. Need some ideas? Then just go to: http://www.finishedbasement.org/finishedbasement01.php
Finished Basement Reference Materials
Smart Guide: Basements: Step-by-Step Projects (Smart Guide) by Editors of Creative Homeowner
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