Your basement renovation project should only be entrusted to a local, Minneapolis area qualified basement home improvement contractor who has specialized experience in remodeling basements. The basement is home to a lot of your ductwork and plumbing pipes, and is also susceptible to greater levels of water damage than other rooms in the house. Renovating a basement is not the same as renovating another room in your home. These additional changes call for greater experience and enhanced skills. Only a basement general contractor who has experience converting and finishing basements will give you the results you desire.
The the Minneapolis, MN area basement home improvement company that you are considering should have a dedicated office with a physical address, and a full fledged manned customer support help line. The staff must be neat and well groomed, and should inspire confidence in their demeanor. The basement residential contractor that you are planning to hire must be licensed and accredited. He should be insured, and if he intends to sub contract the work -- which might happen often -- the sub contractors should have appropriate insurance too. If the contractor has no insurance, and there is an unfortunate accident on the premises, you might be held accountable for damages.
Your Minneapolis area basement residential contractor should be able to give you a list of references in the form of happy clients. Contact these people and ask if you can visit to see their basements -- you will have more a through idea of his work. Ask for a complete detailed and written estimate of the cost of the project. Ask him what materials he will be using in the project. Your basement residential contractor should be able to give you an estimate time within which the basement remodeling will be completed.
interested in having my basement remodelled with a small kitchen, shower, bathroom, seperate bedroom and front entryway. I believe the square foot is between 500-800 square feet
Keith S
We have approximately 800 unfinished square feet in our basement. We are looking for estmiates... the ceilings are too low (it used to be an outdoor cellar), you have to duck your head under the doorway on your way down the stairs, we have 4 windows that need to be replaced (maybe make 2 of them egress windows, we would like to add a bedroom, a rec room and a bathroom down there, along with a storage space and possibly a laundry area. We also have a large crawl space around the perimeter. Our home is 100 years old, and we are looking to stay with the craftsman style of the home. Thanks.
Sarah B