This 1920's basement was too shallow to finish. It had
a severely cracked concrete floor and crumbling brick
& stone walls.
This photo was taken after we removed the original
floor along We also had parged the walls.
The floor is prepared with some final
levelling and an underlayment placed.
Here comes the concrete for the new floor:
Next we framed new walls and filled the space with spray-in insulation,
a efficient and space-saving way to insulate pre-existing homes.
(Just 4.5 inches of closed-cell spray foam adds an R value of 31.)
This corner will be the
new bathroom.
An engineered floor, such as Pergo, "floating" on a vapor-resistant underlayment is an
ideal, cost-effective way to finish a basement.
installed requires no chimney
and will and mantle. The wire in
the ceiling is for a built-in
speaker system.
Victor Brubaker Builder Philadelphia Remodeling Contractor
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