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Just looking into finishing only about 2/5 of our basement. Would be pretty simple. 8 foot ceilings. No plumbing no kitchen no bathroom. Just some frame drywall and a couple outlets. It would be a rectangle shape so pretty easy job
Can this be done for $5,000 or under by a legit company? Not country boy Cletus and his 40 year old truck
Well we had a quote for the entire basement before and that was 1000 sq Ft a small kitchen and a full bath (plumbing added to foundation) and that was going to be 25 to 30k nicely done
So say 30k minus kitchen minus full bath. No plumbing and 600 less feet of finished space
Are you talking labor only, or labor and materials? Are you framing only the perimeter of the space, or are you installing interior walls? How many outlets, how far are you from the panel, and can the panel support additional circuits? Drywall only, or base molding and paint? Do you need a door and frame? Are you going to go legit and pull permits, or will this be an illegal unpermitted mod? Is the subfloor level and ready to be carpeted, or does it need prep? Are you extending ductwork for forced air, it is the space unconditioned? Ceiling?
I hope you can see that any answers you get will vary wildly depending on your project. I can say that $12/sf, which seems to be your approximate budget, is pretty low for a labor and material finishes job. You might be able to get a very simple job done, but it also depends on your schedule and 5he local construction economy.
Are you talking labor only, or labor and materials? Are you framing only the perimeter of the space, or are you installing interior walls? How many outlets, how far are you from the panel, and can the panel support additional circuits? Drywall only, or base molding and paint? Do you need a door and frame? Are you going to go legit and pull permits, or will this be an illegal unpermitted mod? Is the subfloor level and ready to be carpeted, or does it need prep? Are you extending ductwork for forced air, it is the space unconditioned? Ceiling?
I hope you can see that any answers you get will vary wildly depending on your project. I can say that $12/sf, which seems to be your approximate budget, is pretty low for a labor and material finishes job. You might be able to get a very simple job done, but it also depends on your schedule and 5he local construction economy.
Labor and materials
Framing and Sheetrock. 3 or 4 outlets. Close to panel. Standard molding at bottom. Will paint ourselves. 1 door and frame.
No permits ( not giving the tax man 1 more penny than I have to)
Wanting a legit company, then asking them to break the law, is somewhat contradictory.
There’s plenty of legit contractors that will do the work without asking a city to put up some wood
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