🏡 Better Homes 2022 Show your basement thread.

[jason05gt]

I have had this bar in my head for the past five years. So gratifying seeing it come to life. Im hopeful to have the bar finished by this weekend. Im more than likely gonna do a 3rd coat of epoxy.

Looks great James. How are you going to incorporate the bourbon barrel?

 

[LoveSpank]

Looks great James. How are you going to incorporate the bourbon barrel?

The barrel is actually gonna be my sink

its not done i still need to mount the faucet. The barrel is actually my favorite part of the bar.

 

[Bru]

Our basement is exclusively a kids playroom but one day I hope to turn it into more of an entertainment room. The previous homeowner had an Owens Corning Basement System installed, which wouldn't have been how I’d spend that money, but it’s steel framing with insulation boards instead of drywall. While unsightly — it looks a giant office cubical — the acoustics seem decent with the thick carpeting and insulated walls.

 

[svtcobra725]

Our basement is exclusively a kids playroom but one day I hope to turn it into more of an entertainment room. The previous homeowner had an Owens Corning Basement System installed, which wouldn't have been how I’d spend that money, but it’s steel framing with insulation boards instead of drywall. While unsightly — it looks a giant office cubical — the acoustics seem decent with the thick carpeting and insulated walls.
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Nice nugget, my wife conned me into getting like 5 for our kids lol

 

[svtcobra725]

Well here’s my basement. Started out unfinished until about March of 2020. Covid hit and I had a lot of time on my hands so I began the finishing and completed it this summer. Only things I didn’t do and will never do is the tape/mud and paint.

The only picture I don’t have is of the home gym which is behind the barn door that I will get later.

We still have to get around to hanging stuff up. I’m such a Nazi with putting holes in the wall for hanging things so I told the wife if it can’t go up with a command strip it will not be going up.

 

[Shawn1112]

Well here’s my basement. Started out unfinished until about March of 2020. Covid hit and I had a lot of time on my hands so I began the finishing and completed it this summer. Only things I didn’t do and will never do is the tape/mud and paint.

The only picture I don’t have is of the home gym which is behind the barn door that I will get later.

We still have to get around to hanging stuff up. I’m such a Nazi with putting holes in the wall for hanging things so I told the wife if it can’t go up with a command strip it will not be going up.

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Where did you get the Patron lights?

 

[svtcobra725]

Where did you get the Patron lights?

I made them. Came up with the idea out of my head and it actually worked out pretty well.

 

[Shawn1112]

I made them. Came up with the idea out of my head and it actually worked out pretty well.

Well done and those are a nice touch. Your bar is very nice, awesome job.

 

[willsmysticcobra]

Those are badass! Great touch.

 

[Bru]

Nice nugget, my wife conned me into getting like 5 for our kids lol

We’re up to 2 now They’re great.

 

[GLADIATOR]

 

[The Beast]

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Looks nice I like how the walls look

 

[inthebagracing]

Looks nice I like how the walls look

You spot the gfuel?

 

[MrMezger996]

My basement sucks so far . I sit here and stare at the wall haha

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between two ferns

 

[FESTER665]

You spot the gfuel?

I was going to say $5 says he put that down there just for the picture.

 

[GLADIATOR]

I was going to say $5 says he put that down there just for the picture.

Negative. That’s where I put all my work crap overstock. A lot of that is eternal water still. Gotta get rid of it.

 

[The Beast]

Negative. That’s where I put all my work crap overstock. A lot of that is eternal water still. Gotta get rid of it.

You did a great job with your basement

 

[blue-sun]

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This is almost exactly how the basement looked in our old house. Same stairs configuration and everything. Our HVAC was on the other side though, near the stairs in that back corner. Lots of potential down there.

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

Negative. That’s where I put all my work crap overstock. A lot of that is eternal water still. Gotta get rid of it.

It probably works great for keeping the floor drain P traps primed

 

[GLADIATOR]

It probably works great for keeping the floor drain P traps primed

 

[Lead Pipe]

Not much but it’s honest work. We’re finishing up the basement at my GF’s house. Last winter she had a fireplace installed. After that we put up the shiplap, I installed the mantle and mounted the TV. We then put up a wall to close it off from the rest of the unfinished basement and I just started building a barn door. I’ll post completed pics in a couple weeks.

 

[Shawn1112]

Not much but it’s honest work. We’re finishing up the basement at my GF’s house. Last winter she had a fireplace installed. After that we put up the shiplap, I installed the mantle and mounted the TV. We then put up a wall to close it off from the rest of the unfinished basement and I just started building a barn door. I’ll post completed pics in a couple weeks.

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Is that ceramic tile on the floor or some sort of laminate? Either way, it looks good. Kinda the color and style of tile we are going to do on our bathroom floor when I get around to demo'ing it

 

[blue-sun]

Is that ceramic tile on the floor or some sort of laminate? Either way, it looks good. Kinda the color and style of tile we are going to do on our bathroom floor when I get around to demo'ing it

Agreed. We'd like to redo all the flooring in our basement with the wood looking ceramic tiles. When they redid the basment, the part with old ceramic tiles was left as is and the rest of the basement got the standard wood tiles.

 

[Lead Pipe]

Is that ceramic tile on the floor or some sort of laminate? Either way, it looks good. Kinda the color and style of tile we are going to do on our bathroom floor when I get around to demo'ing it

It's ceramic tile. It replaced the old laminate that looked like shit. The house in in Des Plaines so at some point it saw water.

 

[Shawn1112]

It's ceramic tile. It replaced the old laminate that looked like shit. The house in in Des Plaines so at some point it saw water.

We have flooded a few times in 20yrs due to sump pump failure. Every time I wind up paying for new carpet and my Dad keeps telling me just do ceramic. If it floods , we can mop it up lol. If it ever happens again, I'll be going that route