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Having an unfinished basement is like having an untapped gold mine. Basement remodeling or finishing your basement can add up to 30% to your homes total value and in some cases, almost double the current square footage of your home. What could you do with an extra 1,000 square feet of living space?

Many people dislike even the thought of going down into their basements to do laundry or to check on the furnace. Why shouldn’t they? Unfinished basements are cold, damp and dimly lit. Unless it is a walkout basement, it usually only has small casement windows and a couple of bare light bulbs. The floors are bare cement and the ceiling and walls are open studs. Not a place you could imagine wanting to spend time in, but imagine having finished walls, all light and bright. Imagine warm, gleaming hardwood floors and a white, finished ceilings with lighting that is soft, but reaches to every corner of the room.

Finishing a basement is one of the easier remodeling tasks you can undertake. It doesn’t require a lot of technical work, just good, old-fashioned labor. If you are not familiar with installing drywall, you can choose many other wall-covering choices. Your local home improvement store sells 4′ x 8′ sheets of finished wall veneers that can be directly attached to the existing studs.

Finishing a basement ceiling can be a little trickier because of how low the clearance is in older basements. That eliminates being able to install a drop-down grid style ceiling with acoustic tiles. But there are other ceiling systems that can be attached directly to the overhead jousts. You should learn more about a suspended ceiling or dry walled ceiling to ensure you make the best choice for your basement remodel.

Basement remodeling would not be complete without a good basement flooring solution. You may consider finishing your basement floor with a hardwood, vinyl or ceramic tile or carpet of your choice. Some of these options may be better suited for your particular basement design, use and temperature zone, so be sure to consider these factors when making your final basement finishing decisions.

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