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Basement Remodeling

• 11.18.08
  Want More Space in Your Home? Look Below
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  Melanie Ave STLtoday.com Mary Stroble didn't really like venturing into her home's old basement. Walking down a stairway at the rear of the Sunset Hills home, between the main floor's kitchen and family room, she would run right into a wall when she got to the lower level. If she turned right, she would find a door. If she turned left, she found a second door. It was like the stairway to nowhere. The two doors led to dark spaces. The generic off-white walls offered zero personality and warmth. "Before,'' said her husband, Matt, "it was your typical down and dirty basement.'' Today the three-bedroom, ...
  
  
• 11.05.08
  Basement Remodel: Pay Attention to Details to Avoid Problems Once the Project Is Completed
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  Alan Zibel Associated Press When it comes to remodeling your basement, the era of 1970s-style wood paneling and thick shag carpeting is over. These days, basement designers want to make your cellar look as polished as the rest of the house. The only limits are your budget and the amount of space downstairs. Trendy transformations include home theaters, workout rooms, walk-in closets, bars, pool rooms, wine cellars and guest suites. But before you spend tens of thousands of dollars on fixing up your basement, think twice about what you're actually likely to use, says David Schrock, a Chicago-area basement remodeling expert who sells a ...
  
  
• 10.17.08
  Ask Questions Before Basement Project
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  Alan Zibel Associated Press When it comes to remodeling your basement, the era of 1970s-style wood paneling and thick shag carpeting is over. These days, basement designers want to make your cellar look as polished as the rest of the house. The only limits are your budget and the amount of space downstairs. Trendy transformations include home theaters, workout rooms, walk-in closets, bars, pool rooms, wine cellars and guest suites. But before you spend tens of thousands of dollars fixing up your basement, think twice about what you're actually likely to use, says David Schrock, a Chicago-area basement remodeling expert who sells ...
  
  
• 07.26.08
  Bring Dead Space to Life: Remodels Add Value to Homes
  Basement Remodeling, Bathroom Remodeling, Decks and Porches, Garage Remodeling, Kitchen Remodeling, Sunrooms/Solariums (1)

  Mary Amoroso The Record (Hackensack, NJ) They had a hot tub installed on the deck of their Upper Saddle River, N.J., home about three years ago. But when the weather turned cold, they found themselves dreading the thought of making the dash from the hot tub to the house. "We were thinking that in the winter time, it's too cold to get out there," said Mary Lou Tenazas. So they decided to turn part of the deck into more usable space by installing a three-season sunroom, at a cost of about $25,000. Now they're able to use the hot tub through more of the ...
  
  
• 05.13.08
  Stellar Cellars
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  Kevin Kidder Columbus Dispatch One of the most underused spaces in a home has traditionally been the lower level. The oft-maligned basement, after all, evokes descriptors such as dark, dank and musty. Yet many homeowners -- largely because of the dour housing market, home builders and remodeling contractors say -- are discovering that the costs of renovating a basement amount to a good investment. "People are finding that it's the best money spent when you compare square-footage cost with a new build," said John Roy, owner of C. Roy Homes of Powell. Homeowners don't want to waste space, Roy said, nor do they want to ...
  
  
• 04.19.08
  Turn the Basement into a Livable Space for a Rock Bottom Price
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  By STACY DOWNS The Kansas City Star No wonder people suffer sticker shock from basement finishing bids. The average basement finishing job in the Kansas City area costs $62,500, according to Remodeling magazine’s “2007 Cost versus Value” report. That Cadillac price tag includes a bar area and bathroom but cheaps out with Yugo materials such as laminate countertops and vinyl flooring. “Those types of finishes aren’t what people want in their basements,” says Terry Skilling, owner of Rhino Builders, a Kansas City, Kan., remodeling company. “They want countertops and cabinets that are of similar quality to the ones in their upstairs kitchen. That’s ...
  
  
• 04.04.08
  Basement Remodels Can Be Functional, Stylish and Affordable
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  The basement is no longer a dark, underutilized space used primarily for storage. In fact, homeowners’ attitudes toward basements have changed so much in recent years that builders and real estate agents now commonly call them “lower levels.” Basement remodels are a smart investment because today’s homeowner needs every room in the home to be functional–and they’re using all available space. While the housing market has dipped in recent years, home remodeling remains strong as homeowners are choosing to renovate rather than buying new. The basement is now considered a retreat, especially during cold-weather months. But more importantly, the basement ...
  
  
• 02.11.08
  Making Home the Hangout
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  Karen Tanner Allen Washington Post When her daughter started high school, Susan Jaquet took a hard look at the basement of her American University Park house. "I always wanted to have a house where our kids and their friends would hang out," she said. Her daughter had deemed the family room too public for entertaining, so Jaquet converted part of the basement into a small living area, with big comfortable sofas, a big-screen TV and a refrigerator stocked with Gatorade and soft drinks. Despite the effort, her daughter, now 21, didn't spend much time in the new basement. But her teenage son and his friends ...
  
  
• 01.23.08
  Four Things to Consider When Remodeling Your Basement
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  Jon All Around the Home The American family is requiring more and more space to spread out. Basements fill this need and add value at the same time. If you’re lucky enough to have one, you are ahead of the game in terms of resale value. But, what if it’s unfinished or you want to remodel it? Following are four things to consider when taking on a basement remodeling project to get the most value for your money. Basement Remodeling: The Proper Use of the Space One of the very first things you want to consider is what kind of basement remodeling project it’s going ...
  
  

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