#below grade

Republicans: Infrastructure Bill Means Funding for Roads, Bridges; Not Climate Change or Social Justice

Republicans: Infrastructure Bill Means Funding for Roads, Bridges; Not Climate Change or Social Justice https://www.forconstructionpros.com/infrastructure/news/21342995/republicans-infrastructure-means-roads-bridges-not-climate-change-or-social-justice — Read on…

When Can You Call It A Finished Basement?

As real estate appraisers, we get questions about basements all the time- but just the other day, we were asked what is required for a basement to be considered a finished basement.  After a little searching, we found all sorts of DIY guides and forms across the net, but no definitive post or webpage answering this question.   We already know that basement space is not included in a properties…

Doing Things the Wrong Way

We’re doing our project backwards and wrong. We’ve known this from the outset, but plowed ahead anyway. Basically, the rightway to gut-remodel a house is to demo everything, rip up the basement floor and put in the new below grade plumbing, get that inspected, pour the floor, do the framing, install rough plumbing and electrical, get both of those inspected, then go on to insulation and drywall,…