dimanche 1 juin 2014

Create More Usable Space With Basement Finishing Colorado Springs Contractors

By Lila Bryant


Basements in older homes were not considered as livable spaces and homeowners literally used them as storage area. However, property owners are discovering that they can turn the very untidy basements into useful spaces. With basement finishing Colorado Springs contractors, you can create more space for your home. The space within the basements could be turned into home bars, bathrooms, extra bedrooms, reading, children play room, or a even home theater.

In addition, the area is fitted with different systems such as the piping, electrical cables, and drainage lines. Many of these system lack in basements because ideally the areas where not created for people to live in. They served the purpose of raising the structure to higher heights to prevent the damage caused by floods. Homeowners literally use these spaces for storing items and other things.

However, with the limited space in many homes, the owners are discovering that they can turn those unused spaces into livable areas. There are many design ideas you can get from contractors, builders, the internet, magazines, as well as other sources. Before you consult a contractor to turn your basements into other useful spaces, you should understand what the building codes require.

To feed the heating and cooling components or the home theater room with power and lighting, the contractor pulls the cables and installs them along the walls to reach basements. This work needs only be handled by experts because of the nature of basements. Basements are exposed to moisture than any other part of interior of a house. The cabling has to be done properly to prevent short-circuiting.

Different components have to be installed within basements to make them functional. This includes venting, flooring, drainage, water piping, as well as cabling and lights. Since these areas are not initially fed with electricity, you have to extend the cabling to the basements. Similarly, the venting system including home heating and cooling units have to be extended to serve the area.

Since people want to convert their basements into different uses such as bedrooms, bathrooms, or home bars, it depends on the preferences of the owner. Because these spaces are not utilized as living areas, there are many structures and systems that are not extended to the areas. The electricity, water, venting, and other systems are not often found in basement.

What this means is that there will be a lot of movement or transfer and extension of these systems. One important thing to do when you want to refinish basements is to insert the necessary plumbing fixtures. This includes designing the drainage lines for bathrooms as well as installing piping for clean water and heated water.

However, it will depend on the budget you have and what kind of insulation the contractor recommends. The skeleton of the walls may need to be supported using beams. With the help of builders who know how to change basements into useful spaces, you can be able to add more space to the property by designing bedrooms, theater rooms, reading rooms, bathrooms, or home bars depending on your preferences.




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