Basement Developments - Huge difference in pricing

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[cet]

Very nice. Love the fire place and the tile you chose for the backsplash

[Dj_Stylz]

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[Goo_wak_jai]

Sick stones on the fire place, how much did the stone cost with labor?

[C_Dave45]

Originally posted by Goo_wak_jai
Sick stones on the fire place, how much did the stone cost with labor?

Split faced Travertine Retails for around the $18/ft mark. Install, anywhere around $15-$20/sq ft.

[prosh]

Originally posted by C_Dave45


Split faced Travertine Retails for around the $18/ft mark. Install, anywhere around $15-$20/sq ft.

We're loving the split faced travertine we just had put up for our new corner fireplace.


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[bleu]

That is a beautiful fireplace! I wouldn't mind having one in our master bedroom.

[max_boost]

Originally posted by G


He is one of the good ones for sure. Calls me all the time to update me on progress I really like that. Let me know who you decide to go with.

Very nice dai lo G.

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[Sugarphreak]

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[Disoblige]

Wow, I love so many things about that basement, from the fireplace display, the tinted windows on the liquor cabinet, to even the bathroom mirror. Very sweet little workout area and equipment as well.

Nice!

What the heck is that red thing supposed to be? Just a clock? lol.

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^yeap that is an art piece I got from Dion Brake, a talented local artist. The big contrast in color really stand out.



Thanks for all the nice comments everyone.

[InRich]

so how much was all that?

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Originally posted by InRich
so how much was all that?

If you have to ask....haha just kidding...about 60k then 15k for the av stuff.

[riceboi]

Is it a 6ft dry bar you have there? it looks very nice

[ExtraSlow]

My basement development should be starting in a week. I'm pretty excited. I don't have a lot of "wow" factor planned, so I'm probably not posting any pics, but it'll be nice to increase the living space of my house by 50%.

Not ot mention, it'll be a good excuse to buy a bigger TV.

[Ntense_SpecV]

I figured I would bump this thread...finally have some progress on this.

The guy that did the basement for G is going to start building mine on February 4th. Mine will be a completely different layout (obviously), and we are going to try to match as much of the materials that are already in the house.

But I will say, that we are going to have similar features in our basement except for a few things. Mine will have a wetbar, and I won't be putting in a gym area. Also our fireplace will be installed in the corner. Other then that...it's a walkout basement development.

I will update with photo's as progress happens.

Oh and for people's curiostity, I got 5 companies in for quotes.

2 didn't give me any pricing as I didn't continue for any sort of trades day with them (didn't get a good vibe out of the estimators).
2 gave me budgetary pricing.
1 gave me a quote up front.

I did go ahead and do a trades day with one company, but in the end his numbers ended up being almost 14k more then the contactor I picked, not including any sort of A/V work for basically the same materials.

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Make sure to take lots of pictures and hope you enjoy the process as much as we did. Best money we ever spent....60k for 1/3 more house is a great deal.