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Good suggestion to look at subdivisions that are hilly. A quick search on the MLS showed listings with basements (under $400K) in these subdivisions (among others, this is just a partial list): Lawson, Hunter Oaks, Quellin, Brookhaven, Weddington Hills, Wellington Woods, Cotswold, Providence Commons, Providence Plantation, Matthews Plantation, Raintree. Your realtor should be able to send you listings that meet your criteria for a basement home.
Thank you for listing these development for me. I'll have to get searching.
We live in Lawson and have a full walk out basement. We are considering moving but the house is not on the market. This neighborhood is great, but we may want to downsize. We've considered "4-sale by owner" to save $$. If so, we would be posting the house on this website.
Just ask your realtor to run a search for basement homes.
We have a basement but I believe we are the only ones in our neighborhood. We live in an older neighborhood where everyone purchased land and had their own homes built, so no same home plans where we live.
We are in the process of finishing off our basement right now! We have used it even unfinished, but are finally finishing it. It is 980 sq. ft. and walks out to a 2 car garage.
No, DH is doing it himself. This is our 4th renovation house. He is a perfectionist and was not happy with the last contractor we hired, so he is doing it himself. He hates seams and is a perfectionist, so anyone who gets our house will have a very well done basement!
We did hire out for the electrical work ($800), and DH did the framing and insulation and had it inspected. Now he is drywalling.
We figure when all is said and done (framing, electrical, insulation, walls, cabinets, flooring, etc...) it will cost us around $10K. Hiring it out would be around $17K or so we figured. 980 sq. ft., 3 rooms, 220 wiring, built in surround sound in the media room, no plumbing.
Dawn
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Dawn, are you finishing it yourself or having a contractor do it? Just curious what contractors are charging per sq ft for basements.
How much does he charge?
Drywall is a real skill. I tried it once. Then the guy I hired had to spend a day undoing the mess I made.
Our basement has the plumbing roughed in. The previous owners had a design for the basement. Bedroom, office, rec room, bathroom. 1500sq ft total. I've heard people throw around numbers like $20/sq ft.
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