5 remodeling ideas to utilize your basement space

mm Paul Verbiton November 19, 2019
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Many people think of their basement as a storage space for anything and everything that shouldn’t be seen lying around in the house. However, your basement can be turned into a useful space that can add more value to your property and enhance the quality of living in your home.

With that said, here are five useful remodeling ideas to maximize your basement space.

Basement Suite

Build a basement suite for hosting guests or for a new family member. With an extra bedroom, you can let relatives or friends visiting from afar stay overnight, let them save money on hotel fees, and spend more time with them.

On regular days when you’re not entertaining guests, you can head to the basement suite to find some alone time without getting out of your home. You can also rent the spare room to tourists and travelers to supplement your income.

Check out these tips to learn how to rent out a room in your house.

Home Office

Many workers, especially those in the knowledge industry, work in remote offices or in their own homes. If you’re a freelancer or remote worker, why not build a home office in your basement?

A basement office is great for concentrating on your work because it’s away from the hustle and bustle of the streets and the house. There are fewer chances that anyone would barge in and disturb your work. Plus, being underground, the basement has natural soundproofing.

Just make sure to completely waterproof your basement to prevent moisture from damaging your computer and important work equipment.

Children’s Playroom

Children learn many things through play. Playing, especially with kids their age, teaches them problem-solving, creativity, imagination, empathy, cooperation, and hand-eye coordination. However, parents are reluctant to let their kids play outside their homes, considering the many dangers that threaten young children.

If you’re wary of letting your kids go out unsupervised, just build an indoor playroom in your basement. Your kids can play to their hearts’ content and invite their friends to hang out without you and other parents worrying about the children’s safety.

Second Bathroom

A second bathroom is almost always desirable in every home. It helps keep the peace in bigger households (no more fights over who gets to use the bathroom first) and makes life more convenient for everyone in the family.

Moreover, having a second bathroom increases the appeal and market value of your property if you do decide to sell it later.

You can reduce the hassle of installing a toilet in your basement bathroom by opting for a model with an upflush system. The upflush toilet can connect the commode and other fixtures to your home’s sewage line through a discharge tank and pipe extensions.

Entertainment Room

Build a playroom for the entire family to enjoy. You add a home cinema, a pool table, video-game consoles, and instruments to play around with. With your very own basement entertainment room, there are a lot of enjoyable activities you can do with the whole family without leaving the comfort of your home. You can also invite your relatives and friends to come over play pool, board games, or video games or watch a movie in your entertainment room.

Maximizing Your Basement Space

Your basement can be turned into whatever space you want it to be—a spare bedroom, a home office, or a playroom. Anything is possible as long as you take the necessary steps to prep and waterproof your basement before remodeling.

Because it’s underground, the basement can flood when there’s rain, and it can absorb moisture coming from the other parts of the house. A damp environment can be harmful to people’s health and damaging to property and belongings.

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