Forum: Excavation
February 27, 2009
Finished basement: cost/ideas?
I have dreams of finishing the basement of my townhouse (16.67 x 45 feet). Currently, it has a dirt/cracked concrete floor; the ceiling is probably under six feet high, so I assume we'd have to do at least some excavation. It's not perfectly dry but there's been no flooding. We wouldn't want a fancy renovation—just a dry space with a floor that we could use for a play/rec room and some storage.
I'm sure the cost can vary widely depending on what you have done. But if anyone here has done it, how much did it cost? Can you recommend workers? And are there considerations you think it's important to keep in mind? Potential pitfalls? (Thanks; I did a forum search on the topic but didn't find much.)