{"id":23872,"date":"2008-08-25T14:11:11","date_gmt":"2008-08-25T14:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=23872"},"modified":"2008-08-25T14:11:11","modified_gmt":"2008-08-25T14:11:11","slug":"duplex-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2008\/08\/duplex-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Duplex question"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My husband and I are considering buying a duplex where the bottom floor is in the basement. Due to coding\/zoning laws there is only a 1\/2 bath in the basement. We would like to turn it into a full bath and make a master suite downstairs. Has anyone else done anything similar? Was it hard to find a contractor to do the work? What happened when you went to sell the apartment? Any guidance is much appreciated!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My husband and I are considering buying a duplex where the bottom floor is in the basement. Due to coding\/zoning laws there is only a 1\/2 bath in the basement. We would like to turn it into a full bath and make a master suite downstairs. Has anyone else done anything similar? 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