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Basement & Garage

Basement & Garage

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How many uses can you find for your basement & garage? Hometalk members have turned their basements & garages into all kinds of fun and functional spaces. Do you need help making the right decisions about your basement remodel or need expert advice about a garage installation? Ask the Hometalk community, and get answers from Hometalk members who have done similar projects. Or share photos of your basement & garage storage solutions. After all...who doesn't love a great basement or garage?



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  • Sort, discard things you do not need, and label and straighten what is left.
  • Make sure all items are off the floor.  Hooks and pegboard keep mops, brooms, and garden items off the floor for cleanliness and seldom used items like clotheslines are easily found.
  • Group similar items in marked  boxes.  I used cardboard boxes from Sam's Club and spray painted them with chalkboard paint.
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Garage Organization

Elbow grease, sorting and discarding, and finding a place for everything left followed with a label is a good start to an organized garage. In this process we "found" things we'd lost as ...»
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Eva Mendota, VA 2 days ago
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    Eva 6 hours ago
    Hi Marcy! Thank you for the nice compliment! It was actually fun to do this!
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Basement Renovation with Recreation Area and Kitchen ~ Greenwich, CT

One of Titus Built's Greenwich, CT clients had approximately 10,000 sf of “formal” living space, but no rooms for his teenagers and their friends to hang out. Jeff Titus, and his ...»
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Sharon Bothwell Redding, CT 3 days ago
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    Sharon Bothwell 16 hours ago
    Thank you all for the lovely comments. I agree, this would be a great space for grandchildren. ...»
    Thanks for your input Wendy & Linda!

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9 Ways to Think Outside the Toolbox

Whether you excel in the garden, garage or craft room, you probably have quite a few helpful tools in your arsenal of awesome. While more tools mean more great projects, they can also mean more storage problems, and toolboxes can quickly become a clutter trap. #JuneGardening

These nine out-of-the-toolbox storage ideas will make tool clutter a thing of the past: ...»

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BrightNest Denver, CO 4 days ago
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    Clever!
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How to Hide a Water Heater - Realtor Secret Exposed!!

Our RE/MAX Gateway Real Estate Team was getting ready to List a BEAUTIFUL Condo for Sale, but the one issue that had always bothered our Seller was how to hide an ugly water heater located in the Laundry/Mud Room between the Garage and Kitchen. The space was very small and required plenty of venting, so building a wall was out of the question. We headed to Ikea and purchased the Kvartal Curtain Rods that could be mounted on the ceiling and featured a curved connector and curtain ...»
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BethandSusie Remax Lorton, VA on Jun 03, 2013
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    Hello, Betty! This was a fun project thanks to IKEA. We used the Mitre Box that is sold next ...»
    to the Kvartal Curtain Rods to cut the Kvartal Metal Rods to the proper length before connecting the 2 long rods to the curved center piece. There always seems to be a change of stock in curtains - we picked a $19 set of 2 panels that was not too heavy, but also not too sheer, since the idea was to hide the water heater while allowing proper ventilation. You could probably use any curtain with a curtain rod that could be mounted to the ceiling (we needed extra long curtains because her ceiling was 10 ft tall!) I have seen clients use Tension Shower Rods with pretty Fabric Curtains if the Washing Machine and Dryer are hidden in a Closet Area. Best of luck with your project ~ We would love to see how it turns out! Thank you for your very nice post. Beth & Susie

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Playroom Reveal

Turn a low ceiling basement into a playroom for your kids!
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Garage door panels, Painter.

I have a 16' wooden garage door and need to replace two panels after 19 years of good service. One has a bought eight glass panels and one has wooden panels. They will be delivered to ...»
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Ron C Buford, GA on May 30, 2013
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    I prime and then caulk all the time. (30 years)
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Weird sewage smell in basement?

I have a 2002-built brick home near Atlanta, Georgia. Just a few days ago I noticed a very strong smell (smelled sort of like a dead mouse or something) in my basement and upon further ...»
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Sam Conyers, GA on May 21, 2013
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Cobb county residentual permits and inspections

I purchased a home with an unfinished basement. It has framing/installation/some electrical and roughed in plumbing. So I spoke with an Licensed electrician about wiring it out to code ...»
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Baby H Atlanta, GA on May 16, 2013
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    time wasted or much green. Having the proper paper trail will help you if and when you decide to sell.

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What is the best way to fix water leaking in the basement?

During the last week heavy rain, I notice in one corner of my basement there is water leaking. Whom should I call to fix it? Or is this something home owner to fix it himself?
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Widianto Cumming, GA on May 14, 2013
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    I have the same problem, I had to dig up my foundation exterior, found a good hole that the ...»
    water had eroded, patched it, installed Big O and a healthy layer of clean gravel then back filled it. Leak is now fixed, but it's a lot of work, I have clay around my home, rented a small excavator from the rental shop for $180, make sure someone who is used to working with them operate it, you don't want to ding the foundation wall and break it, that will lead to more expensive and extensive repairs! Good luck!

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  • Custom shelving and shoe storage bench.  The black door to the right leads to the kitchen.  The door on the left leads to the garage.
  • We did board and batten on the walls and made a shelf above the washer and dryer.
  • This is our shoe storage bench that I LOVED!  The boys each had a box to put their shoes in.
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Adding a mudroom to our garage

In our previous home, we didn't have a nice laundry room. It was tiny and stuck in our master bedroom. To help sell our home, we decided to ad a laundry/mudroom inside our two car garage. ...»
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Beneath My Heart Wilmore, KY on May 06, 2013
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    Rustic Crafts & Chic Deco... on May 07, 2013
    Wow! What a fantastic addition!
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