Looking for cheap basement wall ideas? Here's your solution, as seen in this laundry room: Paint everything white—concrete-block walls as well as the exposed floor joists and ducts overhead—and mask the walls with curtains. Craft the panels from canvas painter's drop cloths, then attach ...
Ideas For Your Basement Many homes are sold with the basements in various states of finish. Some may have all electrical units installed and drywall hung; others may have bare frames and cement floors. Depending on the available floor space and the homeowner's preferences, the basement can be...
From the scary cement walls, to installing the DRIcore subfloor, the SMARTWALL and finally the finishing touches of paint, carpet and trim, it really went rather smoothly. And now there is a place to house toys, hockey games, and guests. It’s been the dream since we got the keys ...
There are various ways that waterproofing a basement floor can be done. Some of them are easy tasks that can be done within a few hours, and others are more complicated jobs that require the entire concrete floor to be removed and then rebuilt correctly. If water has already become a ...
mashani wrote:I have experienced the effects of a cross wired "grounded" outlet while working on something while on the floor of my old house with my foot up against the radiator (steam heat). It was not fun. My other house where I grew up and now own is like that, it is old and...
I had to get on the floor, pulling the rug tight and using two-sided rug tape to keep it in place. Now it’s great. Because it was so thin, it was a pretty cheap price. I love that they can do modern style rugs in large sizes for a cheap price…I mean, you get what you ...
The floor has about 10,000 cracks and water just comes through making a stream from one end of my house to the sump crock. I’ve talked to four contractors in the area and I keep getting mixed information over what to do with the cement blocks. Half say I should fill the cores and...
Let’s start with a few photos of how the bathroom looked when we first moved in. The white subway tile and charcoal gray slate floor give this bathroom a great foundation, and in the interest of keeping this makeover on a very tight budget, we don’t plan to change any of the tile...
Unfortunately, I did not know the contractor was going to leave about a half to three quarter inch space between base of foundation wall and now floating floor. Basically, I want to finish off room to hide this unsightly space. We also have a cement ledge about 30 inches high where the...
Matt and his Team did a fantastic job at leveling our floor and installing the new joist. They were very friendly, honest, and gave us a great price for the work done. They also spent the time listening to my wife and I about what we wanted to do, then they offered great suggestions...