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?
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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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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I have the same problem, I had to dig up my foundation exterior, found a good hole that the ...»
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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Wow! What a fantastic addition!
What is the best way to waterproof your basement?
We just bought a 1920s home that leaks in all four corners of the basement. We are working on resloping the yard and fixing gutters. Any suggestions on how to waterproof the basement itself? Sealant on the outside? inside?
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While we can use it for finding water leaks under or in a slab, the walls would basically just ...»
DIY Basement Storage
The basement storage room was an embarrassing mismosh of different shelving and the room felt very dark.My dishes were stacked precariously on the shelves and I would have to, carefully,
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This looks awesome! My brother made me some of these buhe didn't account for the space between ...»
Do you enjoy having to open your garage door by hand?
There is so many different problems that can happen to your garage door. The garage door opener sensors are misaligned. The springs need to have extra tension added to them. You have a broken garage door spring. You have a broken garage door roller. You have broken garage door hardware. Your garage door opener no longer works. It could be just a human error. Or something as simple as just needing lubrication, a basic tune-up or adjustment. We can tune-up your garage door to maintain
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"Finishing a Basement on a Budget"
I would love to do this to my basement -- put down laminate "wood" floors or put epoxy on the concrete floors, paint the concrete walls and get a nice couch.
Stop the Garage Madness! 5 Organization Essentials
Your garage was designed for one simple mission: to protect your car from the elements. But somewhere along the way, its responsibilities...expanded. And now it's crammed with tools, luggage, a lawnmower, holiday decorations, bicycles, car parts, unused furniture, paint cans...the list goes on. And on. And on.
Stop the garage madness! Give this overworked space a break and create some wiggle room for your vehicle by adding a sense of order. Here are five essential ...»
Basement Remodel
This was your typical 1950's basement that had been finished, or should I say attempted to, several times. All attempts were not completely thought through. Ceiling heights were so low
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