Finishing basement, adding laundry and yoga rooms
Donna Malenchini
2 months ago
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We are currently working on a new laundry room in our unfinished basement. before and after laundry room.
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Comments (5)One other issue I wanted to point out to you is to consider the possible effect of flooding that might occur if your laundry room is on the main floor and the washer should break down. Though it should not happen, we have had a flood from our laundry room three separate times from three separate issues, 2 which caused substantial damage to the flooring. Our laundry is in the basement and we have engineered laminate flooring. The first flood caused water to go under the floor and we had to tear it up. We thought the problem was rectified, so we put the same floor down again. One year late we had another flood from the washing machine which again went under the flooring and we had to tear the flooring up again to dry out. Needless to say, that type of flooring did not go back down again. While we were deciding what type of flooring to put in the basement, the pump on the washer went and caused some more flooding, except not so bad this time. So even though lots of people never have any issues with possible flooding from the washer, there is always a slight possibility of it happening and it might be something to consider when thinking of where to place your laundry room. Good luck with whatever you decide....See MoreFinishing basement - one or two finished rooms for resale value?
Comments (15)I would also consult with your local AHJ to determine the code requirements for various uses of the new basement rooms. It looks like you have good headroom (usually the finished ceiling must be at least 80 inches high), but don't have egress windows. This means it can probably be used as a basement family room or office, but not be a bedroom (that requires an egress window or door). In most areas you will be required to pull a permit, and comply with applicable codes to finish a basement. If you want to make your life as simple as possible, list the use as basement storage, which has the simplest code requirements. For example, most AHJs now require AFCI circuit breakers for receptacles in all living areas, but may only require GFCI for a basement. When they inspected my basement "storage area" and found it had 14 receptacles, prewire for TV and audio in two locations, and in-wall wiring for 5.1 speakers, it was not a problem. They first looked at all the framing and insulation, and later at the A/C wiring/receptacles just to make sure the receptacles were wiring correctly. The only side comment was "lots of wiring for just a storage area." Bruce...See MoreHow to layout basement bathroom and laundry room
Comments (1)Hire a good local designer, who knows the Building codes and who has a contractor that will pull the correct permits for this....See MoreBasement Laundry Room Insulation + Other Advice Needed
Comments (6)Insulating the rim joist with XPS foam board, sealed around the edges with spray foam, is a good choice. However, if you want to be totally code-compliant you then need a flame barrier over the foam. Probably the easiest way to do this is to cut a piece of 1/2" or 3/8" drywall so it fits tightly into the cavity, in front of the the foam. You could add some nailing trips, or just use fireblock spray floam (its orange) to hold the drywall in place. I'm not sure whether a batt of rockwool stuffed in front of it is considered a flame barrier, although rockwool does not burn. Bruce...See MoreDonna Malenchini
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