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Old 08-31-2006, 02:43 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by Prottotype View Post
I don't know if any of that helps without a visual, but those are the plans.
You know; it does. I actually happen to own the exact same house and I'm in the process of renovating the basement.

I always thought I was going to make the bigger half the rec room and the smaller half a bedroom and maybe a bathroom. But after looking at my layout options I decided to make the bigger half the bedroom, bathroom and also laundry room- and the smaller half the rec room.

The one thing I would do is make those basement windows bigger. It's probably $200 per window now, but will be $900-1000 per window after the fact.

It cost me about $400 to rough in the plumbing myself. That was materials, jackhammer rental, and concrete. Cost and PITA factored in it's better to get the builder to do it; however I got to pick the exact location for the bathroom.

When mine was built they did the framing on the outside walls right to the floor; however when I was in the showhome they didn't anymore. Ask how much extra it was; when I was looking to build with Trico before they wanted around $150 to frame to the floor.
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