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Basement Finishing
Asked by K.S. from Chicago
on January 29, 2011
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Hello Moms,
We are looking to finish our basement, does anyone have any recommendations on who to use. We want someone who will do a good job, but now take long d...
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- I would give Scott Maxson (Maxson Plumbing and Remodeling Inc.) a call at ###-###-####. Tell him S. sent you.
- We used Synergy Builders out of West Chicago. LOVED THEM! They are willing to do as much or as little as you want. My husband and I are pretty handy, but we didn't ...
- Are you or your husband handy by chance? We are going to finish ours this summer but we are doing it ourselves. The only help we are going to need is a plumber to do t...
Basement Finishing
Asked by C.W. from Chicago
on July 31, 2010
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I was wondering what I might expect to pay to have a 900 sq ft basement finished. We hope to have $10,000-13,000 to spend on the project early next year and are not s...
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- I have used Servicemagic.com for other home projects and loved it. I recommend using that site to find your contractors. I think that amount would definitely be enou...
- I have a builder who works for a large co and does it on the side. He is reasonably priced and does excellent work. Email me and I can get you his info. C.
- we looked into having our basement redone. We wouldtear the walls down and have someone redo. It depends on what you want to do. If there is a bathroom involved, it ...
Finishing Basement Schwenksville, PA
Asked by A.B. from Philadelphia
on March 24, 2010
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Hello everyone!
We are planning on turning half of our basement into a playroom. But we are on a budget. We need an egress window as well. Does anyone know of a contr...
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- My husband is a project manager for a builder but also works for himself on the side. I think the work he does is great! And friends/clients he has worked for always...
- Call my husband he will take care of you his name is Greg ###-###-####
- This company did all the work in our house to include Basement Remodel (3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1 family room) as well as our upstairs Family Room and Kitchen addition...
Flies in My Basement
Asked by C. from Chicago
on July 22, 2006
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We all of a sudden found out that there are a lot of flies in our finished basement. Just between yesterday & today we have caught more than 40+. Anybody had any exp...
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- Hopefully, the workers finishing your basement didn't leave yesterday's lunch somewhere inside the walls -but seriously, though, could there be food anywhere? Also, c...
- We just recently had this problem, and luckily we have Orkin service already in place. Our guy came out right after we killed about 50 in our living room and kitchen. ...
- Hi, we've got this same problem and had an exterminator come to give us an estimate for extermination and try to identify the source. He seems to think that something...
Basement Leaking
Asked by J.M. from Chicago
on September 5, 2008
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Greetings Mamas,
We bought our house 2 years ago and while the basement is unfinished, there is a finished bathroom down there. Recently we noticed mold growing in ...
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- Hi- We just had this done, although we are in a split-level with a finished basement, and the foundation wall was probably about half the size of a regular basement...
- Hi Jen, my name is W. and my family owns a home improvment /remodeling businees.They give free estimates. If your interested in an honest, clean, fast, cost effective,...
- We have had leaks at the joints in our basement since before we moved in....I mean literally as they were finishing the build. The builder came in with this gun that ...
Want to Finish Basement, Who to Use?
Asked by J.F. from Chicago
on February 29, 2008
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Hi, we are relatively new to the area and are interested in finishing our basement. Has anyone used someone really good who wasn't outrageously expensive? If you don...
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- Well, this might seem biased, but my partner is an independent contractor and is always looking for business referrals, as he does not advertise and relies on word of ...
- My brother in law finsihes basements. His phone # is ###-###-####. He does a great job and bids below others, so he can get the job. You can call him for a quote.
- Hi. This past summer I had my kitchen gutted. New cabinets, floor, all new appliances, pantry ripped out and built a built-in next to my frig, new doors all new electr...
Seeking Basement Builder
Asked by K.S. from Detroit
on February 13, 2009
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We are finally looking to hire a company to finish our basement. We aren't sure - drywall or basement system? Did you hire a separate person to design the basement? An...
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- Call Kurt's Kustom Remodeling and Renovations. His name is Kurt Johnson you can reach him at ###-###-#### or ###-###-####. He and his team have done some remodeling fo...
- I used Middleton Construction out of Wixom. Wonderful builders. They built a front and back deck, redesigned our basement and have done work for friends (Kitchen and l...
- Hi, I just thought I would send you a quick reccomendation! We have not finished our basement yet, but we had our kitchen remodeled and my in laws are currently havin...
Basement Playroom, Which Toys Where?
Asked by M.K. from Sheboygan
on April 18, 2009
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We are finishing up the project of finishing our basement off. There is one section/room that will be a playroom (girls are currently almost 5 years and 7 months). M...
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- We are currently doing the exact same thing! Our daughter is really bad about picking up her room, so we moved almost everything to the basement playroom. She loves to...
- We have a playroom in our basement too.... and all the toys are downstairs. We have the books on a bookshelf in the living area upstairs, and we have one basket of sma...
- We have our more "active toys" in the basement playroom...pretend play, dress up, play kitchen, strollers, balls, games. I keep the art/craft stuff, play-doh in my ...
Suggestions for Remodeling Basement
Asked by J.D. from Denver
on June 29, 2010
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We are thinking about remodeling our basement and for those of you who have done that, I was hoping to find out what are you so glad you did and what do you wish you d...
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- We did our basement and our contractor came in and directed us on so many things that were just amazing as far as layout and optimizing space. Some of my favorite item...
- My husband is a licensed general contractor who builds and remodels in the city of Boulder and Boulder County. He would have some great ideas and would be happy to gi...
- Try Owens-Corning! When I get the time and money to redo my mother's basement that's what I'm going to use. Very professional looking and repels mold and mildew. http:...
Fixing up the Basement as a Playroom Ideas
Asked by C.S. from Chicago
on January 10, 2011
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We would like our kids to be able to play in the basement with balls, the big jumpy thing, etc. We also have a toddler that I would like to be able to take down there...
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- When I was growing up we played in the basement. My parents put a big rug down on one end of the basement with a couch and tables and lamps and an extra tv. the other...
- You already got great suggestions, so I'll just add a few: Keep an eye out at garage sales, goodwill, craigslist (free), free-cycle and other hand-me-down places (goo...
- Our basement is 3/4 unfinished (1 wall is paneling) and our children have a play area down there. The majority of their play area is those square rubberish tiles (got ...
