Blog Posts

How to Design a Finished Basement

In this blog post, you’ll learn how to design a finished basement prior to a remodel and how to use Home Designer software to help you come up with a great design. Whether you’re planning to remodel your basement yourself or to hire a contractor to do it for you, you’re going to need a design […]

January 19th, 2018
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How to Install a Basement Egress Door

A few weeks ago, our home received a major upgrade.  We had an egress door installed in our basement wall.  Now we have direct access from our basement to the backyard.  In this post, I’m going to share with your some of the details of this project so you’ll know how to install a basement […]

May 30th, 2017
How to Replace a Broken Sump Pump

Hey everybody!  Sorry if I’ve been AWOL lately.  Work has been pretty crazy and I’ve been unable to read or comment on my regular blog reads.  I’m hoping to set aside some time in the next day or two to get caught up.  In the meantime, I’ve also been busy with annoying, but necessary repairs […]

December 3rd, 2012
To Egress or Not to Egress

So we (mostly me) have been thinking about adding an egress to the basement. We had the option of incorporating a basement egress when we spec’d the house out, but we declined it since the cost was significant and we had other priorities. Why add an egress at all? Adding an egress will allow us […]

July 31st, 2011
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