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Further basement work...
shardian:
--- Quote from: Ed_McCarron on January 03, 2008, 04:31:35 pm ---
--- Quote from: ChadTower on January 03, 2008, 03:04:18 pm ---It shouldn't be a problem except that you cannot count it as living space and it doesn't add to the square footage.
My house was built in 1954 but doesn't have any oddness.
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My house was built in the 20s. Theres ways around everything. When we wanted to rent out the upstairs and include the finished attic (third floor) as a bedroom, we were told that since there was no fire escape, we couldn't rent it as a bedroom.
We listed it as two bedrooms with a third floor sitting room, and called the old sitting room (second floor) a bedroom.
The inspector told me that once the tenants moved in,he didn't care where they were. If they chose to sleep in the sitting room and got crisped, that is their problem, not mine.
Go figure.
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Well you could at least be a nice guy and put one of those instant ladders up there by the window... ::) ;D
Ed_McCarron:
Ended up not renting it, anyway.
Even from the 3rd floor, its only a 10' drop to the roof below. From there, another 10' to the ground.
You might break a leg or two, but I suspect you'd survive.
We sleep on the second floor now (turned it back into a single house) and do indeed have the collapsible ladders.
myntik1:
I would like to think the writers strike has effected the progress on my basement. But between work, family and college football my basement has taken a backseat. I had a buddy who's a housing inspector for another city come over and take a look at my basement and give me some suggestions before I start cutting lumber. He quickly 86'ed any thoughts of me getting a permit but he did give me a bunch of useful suggestions. I also had a guy come over the other night to look at my basement and to see if it's something he would like to help me with. He showed up with his work truck that the boss let's him take home. The truck was loaded with every tool known to man. Forget that crap Duke used to give me about knowing is half the battle, having the proper tools is half the battle. Anyway I'm drafting up a new plan for the layout and I'm starting late next week when the fam's out of town.
shardian:
Update:
I have finished painting! :applaud: Tommorow I will be replacing all of the outlets/switches/vents, then I'll be moving in some stuff from the garage in prep for Elizabeth's 1st Birthday party next Saturday, including 1 arcade machine. The flooring and trim will be started near the end of this month, so the whole basement should be done around the end of March I suppose.
boykster:
I'm about due to start working on the rest of my basement project. I already built out my theater and rec-room / bar, time to finish the gym and basement downstairs. The ceiling in the gym is done, just need to do some low-voltage wiring, hang sheetrock and install the cork flooring. The bathroom on the other hand is totally raw. Concrete flooring, needs a lot of framing, some plumbing rework, drywall, etc. We've taken out a tub/shower and won't be replacing it - putting in a sauna instead.
Good times...
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