Basement finishing GTA Toronto Mississauga
Are you putting your basement to good use? Are storing
furniture, canned goods, or tools in the basement, why not refinish your home’s
lower level and add living space to your home? It really isn’t terribly
difficult or expensive if you start with some changes that will let you enjoy
that extra space. We do basement finishing in Toronto G T A and surrounding
areas. Finishing in and around Etobicoke Mississauga Oakville Burlington and
Scarborough.
Start by taking a complete inventory of the avalible space in your basement. How
many rooms could be changed to accommodate daily activities, and which ones
would better serve occasional usage, such as holiday celebrations or
parties ? If you are storing things in the basement, can these be moved to
another area, or will they need to be kept downstairs but perhaps in one of the
rooms rather than all? You also will need to work around heating and cooling
appliances like the
furnace,
air conditioner, and hot water tank,
as well as laundry equipment if you have it. When you have an idea of how much
area you can afford to renovate, you can start to shuffle storage and appliances
to make room for your remodeling plans.
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Then decide which improvements you would like most to have. If you can’t
afford them all at once, you can do the finishing in stages. Do a list of the
basement to list every needed repair, update, or improvement, including the
simplest as well as the most demanding. Work out a budget to see which ones you
would be best for your budget.
Begin with the most pressing repairs. For example, water damage or
leaks, mold,
cracked
windows, and radon or carbon monoxide testing should be done to eliminate
safety hazards and problems that will only get worse with time. You may need to
have your appliances inspected, repaired, or replaced.
When these have been addressed, the next step will be to take care of structural
damage. Plaster holes, cracked concrete floors,
electrical updates,
and plumbing overhauls
should be the next set of repairs. These will bring your basement up to code and
prepare it for the aesthetic level of improvements that go hand-in-hand with
home decorating.
If your budget holds out, you may next want to look at adding air vents,
replacing window frames or the windows themselves with glass block, and
installing floor tiles, rather than
carpet, since they
are easier to clean and maintain. You can even put up wallboard or panel siding
to make the rooms more homey and inviting. Lighting fixtures or track lighting
can brighten dark or dim areas of your basement.
The basement is often the last area of the home to be remodeled. But, why
is that? With a little work, you can transform this area into a recreation
room, a play area, or even an office area. There are so many great
basement finishing ideas that you can do with simple materials and often
times they don’t even have to be expensive. Let’s take a look at some basement
refinishing ideas as well as those for remodeling your home.
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First, let’s assume that your basement is a clean slate. It is
important to insure that it is
waterproofed. This is going to be the first step in any basement project.
If the space is to be usable, it needs to be free of water, mold and mildew. The
good news is that you can easily do this with a few waterproofing ideas. And, if
you don’t want to do this on your own, you can even have a company come out and
do it.
The next aspect of basement refinishing is the walls. Not only do they need to
be waterproofed, but they need to be insulated. Many basements are cold because
the walls are smack up against the cold ground. You can lose a lot of heat down
here if the walls are not insulated properly. Again, this can be done by you or
by a professional company. In either case, you will see that there are several
good products on the market for you to use.
Okay, we have the basement dry and warm, now what? Many people like to section
off areas by building walls. This is a common practice and it only takes a
little math as well as some carpentry skills to do it. The end result? You can
have an office in one area, a bathroom in another and maybe evening storage as
well. You should take this step with some planning as the basement remodeling
will most likely be permanent. Basement refinishing like this can really change
the way you use your basement as it can give you a whole new use for it.
Basement remodeling is a great way to add to the value of your home as
well. A finished basement can be a great place for the family to enjoy some
quiet time and to play. It can be a place for the friends to watch the game on
television. And, it can be a great place for all of those toys you don’t want
company seeing every time they come over. Basement remodeling is very
versatile as you can do just about anything that you would like to do and make
it what you would like to. Consider your next step.
Carpeting? Tiling?
Perhaps just painting? Make
it what you would love it to be!