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Basement Ideas
Being banished to the basement doesn’t always have to be punishment! Nowadays, owners of homes with a basement consider the space to be
prime square footage. Everything from hobby rooms, play rooms, media centers, music rooms, poker parlors, exercise areas, office space
and of course, it’s original purpose, storage space, is finding new life in the space “down below.”
The definition of a basement is an area that is either fully or partially below ground level. This is not to be confused with the crawl
space of a house, since another part of the definition is that a person should be able to stand upright in the area.
The amount of square footage in the basement is generally equivalent to that on the ground floor. In most homes, it’s like having another
entire level of living space, which can add up to quite a bit! The options for utilizing that amount of space really are limited only by
the imagination since the space usually will have electricity and plumbing.
The basement can be partitioned off into different rooms or it can be one huge open space. If this part of your home is “finished” then
consider yourself lucky. If not, or if the space is on the remodeling To Do list, there are issues to consider before proceeding with the
project. First, it’s important to identify “trouble” spots such as lowered ceilings, enclosed boiler rooms, and ductwork. Second, the
space must not leak. Uncontrolled moisture will cause a number of dangerous and damaging problems including the growth of mold.
Once the identification and remediation of basement problem areas is finished, the next step is determining a layout for the space. The
task can be overwhelming, and a good way to begin is by determining the activities that’ll likely take place in the space. Looking at
pictures or at what others have done always helps jump-start the imagination.
Keep in mind that the basement will have little or no natural light so consider this when planning the layout. Slowly but surely this
space will spring to life and you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it!
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| Heating oil fills basement - Worcester Telegram Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:35:23 GMT Heating oil fills basementWorcester Telegram,MA- 13 hours agoThe Fire Department ventilated the basement and called the oil company and a cleanup company to conduct the cleanup. Coan Oil Co. of Natick and TMC of ...Leaking oil tank forces family to vacate home Milford Daily Newsall 4 news articles
| | | Boston Brides Set to Run - Filene’s Basement’s Famous Wedding Gown ... - WebWire (press release) Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:34:51 GMT Boston Brides Set to Run - Filene’s Basement’s Famous Wedding Gown ...WebWire (press release),GA- 1 hour agoIt’s shopping as a full-contact sport, and the women who take part in the “Running of the Brides” at Filene’s Basement in Boston wouldn’t have it any other ...
| | | Burglar in underpants 'just wanted to do his laundry' - Telegraph.co.uk Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:45:01 GMT Burglar in underpants 'just wanted to do his laundry'Telegraph.co.uk,United Kingdom- Aug 18, 2008By Matthew Moore The break-in was discovered after the woman returned home to find clothes covered in bleach strewn across her basement laundry room. ...Burglar in boxers leaves jeans in washer 3 News NZKansas burglar breaks in to do a little laundry Winnipeg SunSuspect got away clean, almost United Press InternationalKWTX- Daily Telegraphall 39 news articles
| | | Violence, sex industries pry into our soul's dark basement - Minneapolis Star Tribune Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:15:07 GMT Violence, sex industries pry into our soul's dark basementMinneapolis Star Tribune,MN- Aug 18, 2008Human entertainment has many dark basements. At the Roman Coliseum, crowds once howled their approval as human beings slaughtered one another. ...
| | | Basement Jaxx - Drowned In Sound Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:00:04 GMT Basement JaxxDrowned In Sound,UK- 4 hours agoNot much mentioned, but listening to Rooty right now, I remember that they're really good. Rooty and Kish Kash are both terrific albums, and Crazy Itch ...
| | | ‘Drain out stagnant rainwater from City Centre basement’ - Expressindia.com Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:46:50 GMT ‘Drain out stagnant rainwater from City Centre basement’Expressindia.com,India- Aug 17, 2008The residents said with no outlet available, rainwater had stagnated in the basement of the City Centre project coming up on 23 acres near the colony. ...
| | | In DLF’s Belvedere Park, water level now down to the basement - Expressindia.com Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:27:40 GMT In DLF’s Belvedere Park, water level now down to the basementExpressindia.com,India- Aug 17, 2008The DLF authorities and the residents’ association are hard at work, trying to get water out of basement and making alternate arrangement for water and ...
| | | Boulder in the Basement: Unusual Boerum Discovery - Brooklyn Daily Eagle Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:30:29 GMT Boulder in the Basement: Unusual Boerum DiscoveryBrooklyn Daily Eagle,NY- Aug 18, 2008We were in the process of completely overhauling our brownstone basement (actually, it had never even been “hauled” -- what passed for the floor there had ...
| | | John McCain Campaign Takes a +3 Vorpal Blade to Dungeons & Dragons ... - Wired News Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:40:38 GMT Wired NewsJohn McCain Campaign Takes a +3 Vorpal Blade to Dungeons & Dragons ...Wired News- 50 minutes agoI'd take offense, but I have a saving-throw to make, and the dim light in this basement is making it hard to see the D20. Naturally, gamers are not amused ...
| | | Doubletake: Guilt by association - The Swamp - Tribune's Washington Bureau Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:02:41 GMT Doubletake: Guilt by associationThe Swamp - Tribune's Washington Bureau,DC- 10 hours agoWatching him talk (and talk) in the basement of a public library in a small town in Iowa about the origins of Iraq and a Brief History of the Kurds ...
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