It's pretty much original charm (except for the new furnace and tankless water heater). It was one of the things that we liked about the house. The basement had potential to be finished but we could do it our selves so we know it was done right and there is no mold behind the walls.
Here is what it has going for it:
-High ceilings for a basement (6.9" at the highest point)
-3 large windows (currently covered)
-Separate entrance.
-The furnace is in the best spot possible and does not need to be moved.
-And while we did have some water coming in previously (we fixed the source of the water this summer here) our foundation and footing are in great shape for 100 year old house.
-It is one open room and since we are digging up the floor to put in new plumbing we have the opportunity to move the laundry location and add a second bathroom rough in.
Just after new years we emptied the basement contents and stored them at a friends house. All our tools went up stairs since it won't be long until we need them again. Here is the empty basement that we are starting with.
Even the stairs are original. Can you see the wear on the treads after 100 years of use?
With our permits in the window we are ready to get started on this project!
7 comments:
Wow - it looks so much like my basement before the reno! You are so lucky that the furnace is in a good spot!
Tip - remember that the bathroom should be located near a window unless you want to deal with installing a fan :-)
PS nice narrow stairs like our :-) We can discuss where to shop for couches that will fit down!!
wow! looks great. we embarked on our 100+-yr-old-house-basement-dig last spring...you're bringing back the memories :) can't wait to follow your blog and see all the progress. good luck!
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That's a big job! Are you going to lower the floor?
Janice-Luckily for us we do have a separate entrance (although also narrow and steep). Pretty much we will be buying a couch from Ikea, i guess. We tried to place the bathroom where there was a window, but it just didn't work out. We made that sacrifice for the better of the entire layout.
De- We wished we could have lowered the floor but it just is sooooo expensive, we couldn't find the funds to do it. Also it takes a lot longer too. I hope we don't regret not doing it. We do have pretty good heights for a basement.
We didn't pull any permits for our kitchen - don't tell! That is a nice open space, it will be great! Our basement is almost 7 ft as well, we will certainly be doing this sometime soon...
It is an old charm! Can't wait to see the progress!
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