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amother
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Sun, Dec 17 2023, 5:09 pm
I live in NY and would like to renovate my small basement. I need some ballpark numbers to figure out if we can do this or not.
It's a very small basement.
20' long and 10' wide + bathroom. The bathroom is there but needs to be redone. Walls, floors, ceiling/lights.
Around how much will this cost me?
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amother
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Sun, Dec 17 2023, 5:11 pm
Call in a contractor for the estimate. And then add on a couple thousand dollars for the unexpected.
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amother
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Sun, Dec 17 2023, 5:17 pm
amother Honeydew wrote: | Call in a contractor for the estimate. And then add on a couple thousand dollars for the unexpected. |
I don't want to waste time running after contractors unless I'm ready for the project.
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amother
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Sun, Dec 17 2023, 5:22 pm
and a few more thousand for the pretty things.
Last winter, We put up two walls, two closets, painted two rooms and put down flooring. The basement was already finished. No electric work, no plumbing.
The job was $15000.
Then we needed beds etc. that cost us another $2000+
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amother
Azalea
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Sun, Dec 17 2023, 5:55 pm
Arep wrote: | Likely at least $15K |
That sounds low to me.
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mha3484
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Sun, Dec 17 2023, 6:02 pm
Rule of thumb used to be $100 per sq ft but in this economy its more like $150-$200.
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amother
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Sun, Dec 17 2023, 6:05 pm
I did one a number of years ago that included waterproofing and sump pump installation, carpeting, lighting, and a big walk in closet for storage. It was approximately 400sf. That cost us $35K.
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Sun, Dec 17 2023, 6:09 pm
I did a bare minimum job recently. Just flooring, walls, painting etc.. it was $25,000 and wasn’t an amazing contractor. I imagine a normal job is probably closer to 50,000 minimum.
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amother
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Sun, Dec 17 2023, 10:52 pm
amother Chicory wrote: | I did a bare minimum job recently. Just flooring, walls, painting etc.. it was $25,000 and wasn’t an amazing contractor. I imagine a normal job is probably closer to 50,000 minimum. |
What size?
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