DIY guys get in here. finishing basement and garage.

My wife and I have saved up and wanted to start soon. The biggest problem I have is all the crap I have in the basement. There's no way we could finish it without having a huge sale/bonfire.

Sigh.

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Originally Posted by HoneyBadger

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Has anyone finished their basement recently or have plans to in the near future? I was hoping to do mine this fall, but Mrs. HoneyBadger is looking to do a career move that has the potential to significantly lower our income for a few years. We'll see how that works out, but in the meantime, I want to keep planning to finish mine.

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Here is someone I have used for several Basement Finishes; he offers a Build-Your-Own-Basement Plan. Excellent work & you can do as much of it as you want and maybe save some $$$.

http://www.remodelcs.com/pages/byob.php

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Originally Posted by Brian

My wife and I have saved up and wanted to start soon. The biggest problem I have is all the crap I have in the basement. There's no way we could finish it without having a huge sale/bonfire.

Sigh.

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I vote for bonfire!

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Originally Posted by eneranch

Here is someone I have used for several Basement Finishes; he offers a Build-Your-Own-Basement Plan. Excellent work & you can do as much of it as you want and maybe save some $$$.

http://www.remodelcs.com/pages/byob.php

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Cool idea. Not for me, but it might be helpful for anyone else who sees this thread. I would like to do it all myself, because I already have the skills and most of the tools.

so if you have the tools and the skills exactly what are you lookkng for from.anyone here?

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Originally Posted by rockhound

so if you have the tools and the skills exactly what are you lookkng for from.anyone here?

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I mostly want to learn more about the permit process and everything else I need to consider before I start. I'm still in the planning stages, so I'm looking for neat ideas too. Right now I have the potential walls laid out on the concrete floor with masking tape while I decide if that's exactly what we want or not.

Sorry I wasn't clear about that. I have the construction knowledge and most of the tools, but I've never undertaken a project this big before on my own, so I'm soaking everything up like a sponge.