The Time Has Finally Come to Finish Your Basement

Most families at some time or another may have the desire to finish their basement and create a game room, man cave, or possibly a woman cave. Finishing the walls with old photographs and wooden signs can slowly bring any dingy basement to life. Deciding what the room will probably be used for and how to carrying it out, is the initial step in the act.

Initial thing is get the place wiped clean. Not partially wiped clean, totally wiped clean. When not nailed down get rid of it, put it in the box, or flip it in a yard sale. In order to create the right game room, there should be a fresh canvas to utilize. Before you start decorating and ordering your personalized signs, sit down and create a well thought out plan that outlines just what has to be done. Decide just how far you want to capture renovation work, and what kind of budget you have to work with. If D.I.Y. is not any fun, you might need to hire a handyman or contractor to assist about with anything that's away from your scope of data.

In the event you are coping with bare concrete walls as well as a concrete floor, you may decide to frame in stud walls, and install carpet or some sort of flooring. When tackling the walls, keep in mind that mechanical systems just like the furnace, hot water heater, and electrical panel will have to be accessible.

Sheet rock as well as a good paint is enough for your game room walls. Let's be honest you will hang enough pictures, handcrafted wooden signs, and assorted personal items to assist concealing your amateur status of being a dry wall hanger.

Inexpensive carpeting with a decent pad could be the quickest way to wrap up the flooring issue. When the budget allows however, laminate flooring is a great selection for any game room. It features a nice warm feeling, it's durable, and you can clean it easily. Laminate flooring is perfect for a weekend D.I.Y. project. Placing a layer of foam padding down over the concrete will deaden noise from foot traffic.

Decorating your brand-new game room could certainly be the fun part. Once you develop an appealing name, you could have handcrafted personalized signs created to hang on the door or a handmade wood sign for the bar area. Open markets, antique shops, and garage sales are great places to assist you in decorating your new hot spot. A gigantic screen to view the games as well as a billiard table if you have the room will round things out nicely. For you men, it's Alright to think of it as a male cave once your wife isn't around.