Transform your eye-sore of a basement into an entertainment room. Create a place to relax and have fun or make it into a great warm and cozy get-a-way place to chill.
Here Are Some Basement Ideas along with some things you may come up against:
Why not transform your basement into:
1. A Home Theater and Gaming Area?
2. A Gameroom with bar space and a bathroom?
3. A Bedroom?
4. A Home Office?
5. A Fitness Center?
Some problems you may come up against beforehand are:
1. Tight space and need more cabinet room for your bar area.
2. Alignment problems when you install a brass foot rail.
3. Need to build a wine cellar, but there is no extra space.
4. Need an escape window for your bathroom.
5. Your walls meet at odd angles.
6. Realize your hot water pipes need to be moved or rerouted.
7. You need to get rid of a post that's in the middle of your room.
8. Realize that if you decide on creating a fitness room, it may be difficult to keep it smelling clean.
9. You are unsure about contending with sump pits, water meters and furnace rooms, etc. so that it all flows well within your new room.
10. Are stumped when it comes to positioning walls, lighting, and storage areas and more.
11. Concerned about fire and need to learn more about prevention.
12. There is not enough width for a pool table in your new room and you need options.
13. You created a bar area but it looks too small.
14. Damp basement and you need a better basement waterproofing system. You may even need foundation repair and structural repair. Any of these problems need to be addressed. You will need to have them done before tackling any type of remodeling.
As you can see, there are lots of basement ideas to incorporate into your home when buying a new home is not an option. You may, however, come up against a waterproofing concern beforehand. My advice is to learn as much as you can -- but also know when it's time to bring in an Expert.
For instance, if #14 above is one of your concerns, don't even think of just hiring anybody. Make sure you contact a Waterproofing Basement Specialist with extensive experience. Ask for references. Go online and get as much information as you can about the company before you hire them. You need a company who will do the job right the first time around.
If or when you ever have water damage, Google waterproofing Pittsburgh to find Keystone Basement Systems - http://www.KeystoneBasementSystems.com. They are the only waterproofing company in W. PA that is operated and owned by an experienced (real) Basement Waterproofing Professional.
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