Basements Remodelling Options In Richmond Hill

A basement Richmond Hill doesn’t have to be a dark musky place where people store the junk they are never going to use, and where all the scary things happen in horror movies. With a little creativity and a few personal touches, your basement has the potential to become your favorite room in the house or below the house.

If your basement has never been worked on, you have a little pre-remodeling work to do. Before creating your masterpiece, you need to start with a blank canvass. Build your canvass by installing insulation and drywall on the walls and (most importantly) on the ceiling. If funky, urban-chic is the look you’re after, go ahead and leave one of the concrete block (CMU) walls (or a portion of the wall) exposed. But choose wisely because it’s difficult to add electrical wiring on a CMU wall without making it look like an afterthought.

Basic things need to be added in basement renovation and construction

• Adding Light

Good lighting can be the difference between a dark, even scary, basement and a bright, cheery extension of your home. Natural light is always preferable to artificial lighting, but unfortunately, in most basements, it’s either scarce or non-existent. If you are lucky enough to have a portion of your basement that is above ground, take advantage of it. Ask your contractor to determine if it is possible to add windows (or even a door) without extensive structural renovations.

• Adding Colour

Even if you have natural light in your basement, it will still probably appear somewhat dark and gloomy. For this reason, basements can tolerate somewhat brighter than usual paint colours without appearing garish. Primary and Secondary colours will work well. You don’t have to brightly paint every single wall. Just choose one or two, and paint everything else a more neutral tone. Remember to only change colours on inside corners, never on outside corners.

• Adding Accessories

Even though your basement is an extension of your home, it should function for your family as an oasis from the stresses of everyday life. The location of your basement isolates it from the rest of your house (and the rest of the world). We tend to think of basements as a safe place physically since they are the place you run to for protection during dubious weather. However, a basement Richmond Hill can also be a safe place emotionally. So, it’s appropriate for your basement to be decorated to reflect your personal tastes and passions.