Ideas for a basement design / layout?
Joe Grant
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Comments (2)I agree w everything fnmroberts said... I love planning spaces -- tho It's hard to answer this in too much more w/o knowing more of the constraints. Are you going to be tearing out walls? Where are the primary ducts to/from the furnace? Do you want to move ducts? Do you want to move gas lines? Do you want to move bathroom plumbing? This all severly impacts what you can do. If yes you want to move any/everything, then I'd do like fnm said and move the bathroom over by the bedrooms, while making the family room wider. You probly have a beam going across somewhere in there too tho which might impact what you can do. Move the bathroom over to next to the bedroom. i.e. between the fam and the bdrm, it'd be the door you see right in front of you when you walk down. Then make the Fam rm take up most of the right half, taking up about to the depth of the current bathroom of the unfinished space. Then you dont have to move your washer, dryer, and w/h hookups. Altho you would have to move your furnace (a huge deal). If moving the furnace is not in the cards, then you are stuck w the L-shape concept that you don't like, and I agree, it's not at all ideal. Altho you can break it up into a TV / Couch wing and a Bar / Game wing... That's not really making the fam rm bigger (your original goal) you're just adding a bar nook. Something like this. Alternatively if you dont like moving the bathroom you can leave it where it was, just making the new bathroom space in the pic part of the fam rm. It all comes down to if you can move the furnace you have more options, but if not then you have to start w that corner walled off. You have a ton of space tho, wish I had that much room. -mike...See Morelayout ideas for new basement guest ensuite
Comments (2)Duh!!! Sorry - more details: single sink vanity, shower only - no tub....See MoreLayout ideas for basement bar space
Comments (6)I'm a total cocktail nerd, so keep this in mind. If you spend any time on Reddit, check out barbattlestations for some ideas. Depending in your budget, I would get a decent undercounter fridge with a small freezer compartment and space to stand up opened bottles. Then a small ice maker either undercounter or countertop. You need to have space to store the countertop model when not in use. Make sure in those cabinets you have a few drawers. This makes it easier to store and access small things like corkscrews, hand juicers, small measuring cups, etc.. I don't know how old you are, but while beer is your focus now you may morph into enjoying wine and cocktails just as much. We were total beer drinkers when we first got married and have now switched out a lot of our beer gear to accommodate new things. You have way more space than we had so it should be easy to have a versatile set up from the start....See MoreNeed some layout ideas for a basement office/ entertainment room
Comments (0)So we are having a home built and I intend on putting my "office" in the basement. basically I have a gaming desktop computer but would ultimately like to have an area for a small guitar amp, as well as my 3 guitars. I would also like to add a work space/ work bench area and maybe a TV to play some Xbox. I have no idea how to lay this all out and I am looking for any tips that any of you may have. The double doors are the entrance, the other doorway is a closet. There are no full size windows, only 2 small basement windows. I have no furniture other than an L shaped desk that a may or may not even keep. Am I trying to do too much with this space? Is this even the right forum to ask this type of question? Thank you!...See MoreJoe Grant
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