I will soon start working on my basement apartment and right now I am finishing all the materials I will use. For flooring, I will use vinyl board floors. I would like to know if anyone has any personal experience with it. Hello everyone, As part of completing my basement, I need to move the furnace and water heater from their current location in the basement to about 15 feet. The idea is to bring the two of the stairs closer together in the middle of the basement so that we can have an open basement without obstacles. I have tried to go through this forum and online for my specific situation, but I need experience/expertise advice. I plan to finish my basement (in Winnipeg) in a townhouse in 2016. Baumeister left framed insulation on the foundation walls. I`ll open up a bit to take a look at it – it seems. Has anyone turned their basement into a legal basement apartment? If so, how much does it cost and what are the requirements? Like 3 exits, 2 doors and a window or 2 windows and 1 door? You just want to know a cost estimate before proceeding. Thank you very much. Hello.
Need advice? I am in the process of finishing my basement (loc: Mississauga). Here are the requirements: 475 square feet Ft. No extra rooms, open concept A 2 piece guest washer relocating dryer to another part of the basement I received. I`m moving into a Markham basement apartment in the basement of an Asian family and I noticed an unpleasant, strong smell as soon as you walk in, I think it`s coming from the oven room and I don`t know if it`s because. If you plan to paint the basement floor of a house, it has 8 years for the dust to be removed and look better. Plan to finish the basement in the future (1-3 years) by laying laminate or vinyl boards. Should I use the file. Scenario: For example, I recently bought a house in Vaughan with the intention of renovating the basement to rent a basement apartment and help with mortgage payments.
This would include creating a separate entrance, breaking and building walls, adding a kitchen and bathroom. Cellar. I begin to plan the completion of my basement. I do my best to mitigate possible water problems and seek advice on carpet underlayments. I want to use something like this or that, then buffer/carpet on. I asked the basement tenant to move because of this order. The tenant told me that I had to compensate her because I was renting an illegal apartment in the basement. She asked for three months` notice + two months` rent + moving expenses. What must I do? Hey guys, would spending money to finish the basement provide a return on investment of more than 1:1? Let`s say I spend $1 on the Reno, do you think I could get $2 back in additional resale value? The neighbor said too much noise from us because of the drum. I have an electric drum in the basement and still on headphones while they complain, but now they have said they even intend to move because of the noise. I don`t want her or a new neighbor to move in.
I admit, I play. Hello everyone, Has anyone undertaken to build a basement apartment in Mississauga? I try to understand the steps and options before hiring someone. If anyone can make recommendations, that would be great. My understanding of. It was suggested that I use a ceiling foundation to insulate an old unfinished fieldstone cellar (see photos). I wonder if this is the preferred method or if spray foam is the best option given the uneven and brittle surface? How important is it to have a finished cellar? Today, I see new townhouses that don`t even have basements. Is it simply more expensive for builders to have a basement? Personally, I really appreciate a finished cellar. I will soon have a bathroom prepared in the basement by a contractor. I don`t think there`s an exhaust fan, so the contractor said he would probably have to make a hole in the stucco wall on the side of the house to allow the exhaust to leave. I did some research and discovered myself.
I have read a lot about it and I have seen several opinions. I start in a new basement that is currently unfinished. The first suggestion I received was this thin layer of spray foam roxul safe n sound elastic channel with clips 2 layers of 5/8 plate with green glue between them that I talked to. Hello. I just became a first-time homeowner and am looking for a separate apartment in the legal basement – currently partially completed 700 square feet in total. The house was built in the late 60s. I had a few contractors and I was quoted 60K – 80K. That amount.
After doing a lot of research, I just want to clarify a few points because I couldn`t find a clear answer. I bought a house with a basement and I intend to rent it. I am here when I can still invoke the principal residence exception, because the basement accounted for less than 50% of total purchases of a home with a finished basement in Brampton. I want to make it a legal basement apartment so we can rent it. You are looking for a contractor who can handle the entire construction as well as the entire registration process. Conversion of the already completed basement into a legal basement apartment? Does legalizing your basement increase the value of the property or sale? Too many people who can`t read or who have never picked up a hammer, let alone renovated a basement. For my basement, I recently purchased floor panels and vinyl floors that raise the floor by 1 3/8.” Therefore, I have to add 1 3/8″ on all steps and top landing to get. I ask a contractor to finish my basement in a relatively new house. They subcontracted the enlargement of the windows (height) to another company. When cutting the concrete, they slightly retracted the existing insulation from the area where. Hey guys, I finished my basement last summer and I`m thinking about adding an interior wall.
I currently have LVP directly on concrete. I was wondering if, when building this wall, it was possible to simply drill the vinyl and floor plates? Or do I have to remove the vinyl?.