$7000 Basement Remodel - Before & After [Office Space & Guest Bed]

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A good investment I made into my home this past year was to have a section of my basement turned into a livable space.

Someone who previously lived in the home had done some framing and started to put up drywall but never really properly finished off the space.

I decided to re-built the staircase, add additional framing around a large section of wall, around the base of the stairs and enclose the ceiling. All of this would truly give me a finished room.

We decided to create a wall and a large step around the base of the stairs to hide the entire rock foundation and keep it all in it's own area.

I decided to go with a pocket door for maximum space in case I was doing laundry or we ever needed to move any large items through the door.

Because the property was built in 1890, the concrete floor was likely mixed by hand. It was completely uneven and really needed to be leveled out properly. I hired a contractor to pour concrete and it was definitely a good choice.

I ended up going with a interlocking gym mat style floor which came out quite nice, it's likely going to hold up well since there is no direct sunlight and I put it down myself within a couple of hours. I linked the product below.

Here is a breakdown of the costs:

Carpenter: (Friend of mine who gave me a good deal) $4000~ with all the materials and labor. He did the bulk of the framing and drywall.

Painter: $1100 to mud, paint and fix up some misc trim work around the stairs, install the railing etc.

Electrician: $850 to install 8 LED lights and run 3 new outlets along with running new wire.

Mason: $1100 to pour concrete from the pocket door all the way back.

All in all I'm happy with how this basement remodel project came out, it's made a whole new space where we now have a guest bed (the old guest bedroom is going to be our future daughter's room) and it's also now an office space for my wife.

If you are looking for anything specific from this project, here are some links to some of the things I got on Amazon we now have in the basement:


LED Lights: https://amzn.to/2TwrZLi
Wall Sconce Lights: https://amzn.to/2u2kReN

Light Switch Cover: https://amzn.to/2G8VF9r
3 Way Light Switch: https://amzn.to/2NBEqSe
Dimmer Light Switch: https://amzn.to/3akQXmz

Electrical Wire For 3 Way: https://amzn.to/3amAyyj

Outlet Cover: https://amzn.to/2FYH2oO
Basic Outlets: https://amzn.to/2TxVvA6
USB Wall Outlets: https://amzn.to/2u9PXBq

Forest Floor (200 sq ft): https://amzn.to/3abTHmp

Pocket Door Latch: https://amzn.to/3arpyQa

3M Patch Primer: https://amzn.to/2TsRDQZ
Mesh Crack Patch: https://amzn.to/36Zs7Xm

Laundry Bag: https://amzn.to/2QYFX6M
New Dehumidifier (works awesome) https://amzn.to/2Nzo902

Futon Frame: https://amzn.to/36Z29Dy
Futon Mattress: https://amzn.to/30rw9FD
Mattress Sheets: https://amzn.to/30qO2Em
Rug Under Futon: https://amzn.to/2FT7xfw

All other products such as drywall, framing, pocket door etc. were purchased at a local Home Depot.

The wall paint we used is by Benjamin Moore and the color is called Silver Chain / 1472.

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