Finishing the basment yourself can be one of the most rewarding experiences. I am just in the final stages myself. If you are developing the basement of a brand new house, it won't be that hard. If you hire anyone to do anything, it would likely be the drywalling or mudding/taping. As someone above said, all your work boils down to the job you do on the drywall, it makes or breaks a project but for the most part, its only real problem is the physical effort put in to doing it. If you do wind up doing the drywall yourself, you can acutaly by drywall lifts that will raise the drywall for you, holding it in place while you secure it. You can also just raise it to the ceiling to make sure it going to fit in advance and make any cuts you need. You can also rent an electic mudder that will apply the mud evenly for you in one long, even stroke.
Wiring? My personal favourite. Tons of fun. Just make sure you are mounting boxes the correct hight from the floor, leave a 6 inch loop of wire outside the box in case you need more in the future.
Bringing power, light and water to a cold, dark basement is the ultimate testosterone producer.
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