This customer had a very expansive basement and wanted additional living space.
About 3/4 of the basement was finished into a family room, bar, children’s pl ay
are
a, powder room and a few storage closets.
A mixture of materials were used, tile and carpet on the floors, drywall walls
and ceilings
and some hung ceilings.
Two foundation walls in this basement had started to crack and push
inward
in this home.
Working with a structural engineer, we installed steel posts to sure up the walls and prevent any fur
ther movement of
the walls. The posts are secured in a saw cut grove
in the concrete and bolted into
the floor joists.
Forms were then put in place and concrete poured in place between the post and wall.
This was an extensive basement renovation that took place in two stages.
The first stage involved remodeling the existing builder grade finished basement.
The customer wanted a “pub” like entertaining space.
We installed
st ained w
ainscoting with a custom drink ledge around much of the basement.
A new gas fireplace was installed in a custom mantle trimmed with granite.
Also a flat screen TV was also mounted above the fireplace.
New ceiling tiles were also installed to give the ceiling a “tin pan” look. The second stage involved finishing a portion of unfinished basement to make a children’s playroom and a wet bar area.
The wet bar included Kraftmaid cabinets, drawer dishwasher and under-cabinet lighting.
