finish a basement

How do you do the wall? Just studs and drywall? What of moisture if any?

How about the floor, same thing? Studs and flooring?

I never did it before.

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Van Chocstraw
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Best get a book on the subject. It will take a book to tell you everything you need to know before even starting .

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hrhofmann

Van,

If you have local building codes see what they require, even if you're not going to pull a permit. Some cities have handouts or put them on- line. My local inspectors have been very helpful on home improvements.

If you live in a cold climate, Google the research done by the Canadian government. They know how to build in cold places.

dss

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dss

I noticed the other day that HD do a whole book on the subject... no idea if it's good value for money or not.

To the OP: I asked about this a few months back and got some very useful replies - it might be worth checking via Google's search feature and finding that thread.

ISTR the basic advice was to put down some form of moisture barrier on the floor and walls, leave an air gap under the floor, stud + insulate, and to use something other than drywall for the top layer.

Oh, check local fire codes, too. I know ours has rules about fire escapes (which can just be an opening window, so long as it's of certain size) if there's ever going to be anyone sleeping down there.

Also check for things like manufacturer's minimum clearances around the furnace if that's going to be relevant to you.

cheers

Jules

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Jules

Just did my daughters. It's a poured concrete foundation. I put 2" of Styrofoam SMagainst the concrete and taped the joints with Tuck Tape.. Then I built a 2X4 wall with the sill sitting on strips of DriFloor, tapconned to the floor and screwed to the floor joists overhead. Stuffed the 2X4 wall with Roxul RockWool batts and covered with 5/8" paperless drywall (Georgia Pacific DensArmour), mudded and taped the joints, 2 coats of primer, and 2 coats of eggshell latex. Took a bit of sanding on the primer to get everything good and smooth, but not bad.

The floor has a layer of the plastic honeycomb (like DriFloor but without the aspenite on it) rolled out and covered with 15mm bamboo engineered flooring.. Warm and quiet.

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clare

You're asking for specifics, yet offer as info only "finish basement". No one can assess your conditions ...

But something of a general nature might be helpful. If you have any kind of existing or developing moisture problem, you may well be investing a great deal of time and $ in the creation of a major headache if you don't address the moisture problem first (and comprehensively).

Spoken from experience.

Peetie

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Peetie Wheatstraw

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