I just finished my basement. It is about 900 sq ft, two bedrooms, one bathroom, a utility room, laundry room, and a large family room. I would say the cost has been around $10,000 to $12,000. The framing was allready done when we bought the house. So that price does not include that. The drywall came to around $4000. I even knew a guy at the drywall place and I picked it up and put it in the basement myself, so I saved a little there. I didn't install it myself though and that cost me about $2800. The cheapest or best price we found anywhere on carpet was at the Home Depot. $2200 installed with the hyper allergen underlay. The electical I had down by a 3rd year apprentice who charged $40 an hour. I think it was about $1200 total for suppleies and labour. The plumber worked after hours for cash and he charged $25 per hour. I laid tile on the bathroom floor myself. We did all the painting and base boards and hung all the doors our selfs. When it comes to supplies we found that nobody has a better prices than home depot.
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