Basement built thread. Getting city permit with my awesome drawing :-)

[Coleus]

Originally Posted by kien

Opportunity cost.

OMG, you remind me of economic 101 all over again. Does breaking down will be cheaper than one person do it all?

[kien]

Originally Posted by Coleus

OMG, you remind me of economic 101 all over again.

is that a good or a bad thing?

[mark]

where's the fish tank?

[Coleus]

right beside the wet bar

[Seriak]

And the kicker is, or at least that is what my real estate agent tells me. If you sell your house you really only get 10-15k depending on whether you have a bathroom or not. Pretty much a break even prospect if you do it yourself and a loss if you hire someone.

He told me not to bother to develop my basement if I was going to sell soon.

I would try to do what you can yourself. There is also the permit issue you will have to deal with.

[lockrookie]

i hope not to impose but i took liberty to change your floor plan in what i would do if it was me and i had that floor plan. first id do majority work mysef save for plumbing and electrical. although i think a curved br in middle would look really cool infront of the fish tank running the plumbing under the false floor would work ok but hey you get a 10' tank this way and fish room

[Coleus]

Originally Posted by lockrookie

i hope not to impose but i took liberty to change your floor plan in what i would do if it was me and i had that floor plan. first id do majority work mysef save for plumbing and electrical. although i think a curved br in middle would look really cool infront of the fish tank running the plumbing under the false floor would work ok but hey you get a 10' tank this way and fish room

The posted plan was my old plan so i welcome any suggestions. My current plan has the fish tank the same spot as you. To move the bathroom out a little bit can be a pain because all the plumbing is already rough in. But yeah any better design or suggestion is welcome

Cheers

[Delphinus]

Originally Posted by Coleus

OMG, you remind me of economic 101 all over again. Does breaking down will be cheaper than one person do it all?

I doubt it, but it would have the benefit of spreading the cost out somewhat rather than a lump sum.

[kien]

Originally Posted by Coleus

OMG, you remind me of economic 101 all over again. Does breaking down will be cheaper than one person do it all?

The last few times I renovated (two basements and a total kitchen reno) it was cheaper for me to part it out. I think it all boils down to who you contact and what contractors you hire. Some of them will try to do the whole thing themselves which may be a good or a bad thing I dunno. Some of them will part out and if they part out they will either give you the cost of the sub-contracted labour or mark it up to make a few bucks out of it themselves.

I guess you won't really know unless you add up all the numbers.

[Coleus]

Originally Posted by kien

The last few times I renovated (two basements and a total kitchen reno) it was cheaper for me to part it out. I think it all boils down to who you contact and what contractors you hire. Some of them will try to do the whole thing themselves which may be a good or a bad thing I dunno. Some of them will part out and if they part out they will either give you the cost of the sub-contracted labour or mark it up to make a few bucks out of it themselves.

I guess you won't really know unless you add up all the numbers.

got any good contact for me? So to break it down, here is what i need?


1) framing + dry wall guy

2) plumber

3) electrician

4) muding / taping

5) painting

6) flooring guy

Does this sounds right?