Owens Corning Basement Finishing System

[bigboab]

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http://forum.doityourself.com/archive/index.php/

[Smith]

Research Spray foam insulation. That stuffs amazing, its a little costly but works like a charm.

Do you consider that a finished wall?

Right now in my house I would

[Busyman™]

The guy came to the house last night.

$56000.



I'll do it but I'm not in a rush.

Contract's up next year and I'm getting married soon.

[backlash]

holy shit. 56000 to finish a basement?? that seems steep. Do the drywall and make access panels to everything you need.

[vidcc]

The guy came to the house last night.

$56000.



I'll do it but I'm not in a rush.

Contract's up next year and I'm getting married soon.

Purely from an investment view-

Are finished basements a selling point in your specific area?

I ask because although townhouses would probably see a good return on a finished basement because of the location, land being at a premium and limited addition options, I seem to remember you are a little bit more rural and not short of lot space. Sure you would gain extra sq. footage but at that price would you get a better return if you did an addition instead?

How does your house compare to your neighbors? It would be harder to sell the most expensive house in the neighborhood as those that could afford the price tag would probably go for a smaller place in a more expensive area (Unless you are in the most sought after location in DC)


Congrats on the upcoming wedding dude........

[Busyman™]

The guy came to the house last night.

$56000.



I'll do it but I'm not in a rush.

Contract's up next year and I'm getting married soon.

Purely from an investment view-

Are finished basements a selling point in your specific area?

I ask because although townhouses would probably see a good return on a finished basement because of the location, land being at a premium and limited addition options, I seem to remember you are a little bit more rural and not short of lot space. Sure you would gain extra sq. footage but at that price would you get a better return if you did an addition instead?

How does your house compare to your neighbors? It would be harder to sell the most expensive house in the neighborhood as those that could afford the price tag would probably go for a smaller place in a more expensive area (Unless you are in the most sought after location in DC)


Congrats on the upcoming wedding dude........

Thanks, vid.

Houses around here are very expensive (just not as bad as LA or NYC).

I'm in

a rural area but barely

the Washington Metropolitan Area sorta near AAFB

near Fort Washington (the National Harbor is being built there)

many expensive HOA houses are nearby

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I really don't care about investment. I want better living space and I plan on staying here unless I move down south. It's not often one can find rural space in basically "the big city". I have one neighbor.

However ,as you alluded, an unfinished basement is not counted in the sq. footage when selling a house.

Some other good points of this type of basement:

The jobs takes approx. 10 days to 3 weeks to finish. Sheet rock basements take about 8 weeks.

Owens Corning has a lifetime warranty on the basement and it transfers to the new owners. Most can't say they have a basement warranty besides homeowners insurance.

So all-in-all as far as investment, as much living space as my first floor will added and the buyer of my home will get that space under lifetime warranty (Owens is probably not going out of business any time soon).