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This 1920's basement was too shallow to finish. It had a severely
cracked concrete floor and crumbling brick & stone walls.
This photo was taken after we removed the original floor along
We also had parged the walls.
cracked concrete floor and crumbling brick & stone walls.
This photo was taken after we removed the original floor along
We also had parged the walls.
The floor is prepared with some final
levelling and an underlayment placed.
levelling and an underlayment placed.
Here comes the concrete for the new floor:
Next we framed new walls and filled the space with spray-in insulation,
a efficient and space-saving way to insulate pre-existing homes.
(Just 4.5 inches of closed-cell spray foam adds an R value of 31.)
a efficient and space-saving way to insulate pre-existing homes.
(Just 4.5 inches of closed-cell spray foam adds an R value of 31.)
Sheet rock makes it start to look like a livable space,
but there is still a lot to do.
but there is still a lot to do.
This corner will be the
new bathroom.
new bathroom.
An engineered floor, such as Pergo, "floating" on a vapor-resistant
underlayment is an ideal, cost-effective way to finish a basement.
underlayment is an ideal, cost-effective way to finish a basement.
installed requires no chimney and will
and mantle. The wire in the ceiling is
for a built-in speaker system.
and mantle. The wire in the ceiling is
for a built-in speaker system.
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