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How to Finish Your Basement
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Tags: Basements, Finish Basements, Basement Repair
Finishing your basement can provide extra space to be creative, turn it into a wine celler, a family room, or even a basement apartment for your teenager.
| 1. | Measure the available space. Decide how various areas will be used. Measuring most basements is relatively easy. With a little practice you can easily work out the total square footage of the space you have to work with. Having the square footage available is also very helpful when estimating the materials you will need. |
| 2. | Sketch out different ways to divide up the space and get the most use out of it. |
| 3. | Contact a professional contractor and get an idea of what it would cost to do it yourself or to have a professional build it for you. |
| 4. | Measure from the bottom up. To measure tall walls, butt the tape against the floor and extend it to the ceiling. Bend it over at the ceiling and "eyeball" the measurement. You’ll be able to get within 1/4 in. of an exact height. |
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