New construction more often than not has poured concrete walls that are 8 feet tall and nice and straight and typically do not pass through much moisture. There is more often than not some pavement on the floor. This typically ends up as a big empty cube that reminds individuals of an unfinished living space. In order to finish this space off you yourself will need to put up a 2×4 frame around the perimeter where you can install insulation in addition to wiring and wallboard. This will not require a flawless job. What I suggest is that it can be a little bit out of plumb and that wouldn’t be of importance because the walls are not in fact structural at all and could maybe fall entirely all the way out and not negativly effect the house at all. So I say construct the walls one 2×4 stud at a time and nail them down to the floor along with ceiling joists and you have a great beginning.

After you get the walls all covered then it is time to build the suspended ceiling. To conserve time and money use 2 foot by 4 foot panels of suspended ceiling. Make sure to nail the wall angle to the studs all around the outer surface. Simply measure downward from the ceiling usually 4 and ½ in. to the top of the wall angle ceiling piece. In the middle I typically use a drywall finish so that calls for some framing around the I-beam and the heat ducts. Framing provides you a significant nail base for the suspended ceiling. Now keep an eyeball on your track and keep it fairly straight. The lights usually go in with the ceiling tile.

The next step should be the doors and trims. Use prehung doors along with pre primed moldings. That is the fastest and most affordable. Then give everything a coat of paint. Carpeting is next. I make it sound painless here I know, But after you have completed a few of these these basements are all look the same. After 20 or thirty you could build them in your sleep.

I have witnessed zillions of amateur finished basement jobs. I should say the largest blooper that amateurs do would be is struggle to be a perfectionist. That is not at all obligatory. These jobs don’t have to be flawless. What they will have to be is done. Done is the key word. So try to get as much help as achievable and keep in mind that the illumination is sort of dim in these places so perfect might be not obligatory.

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Here is a Testimonial from our Testimonials page. All testimonials come here hand written from customers and are very genuine.

Very happy that they were able to fix the problem in our basement of water
leaking through cracks in the wall without having to tear the entire wall
out of our finished basement as other companies suggested we do.G& MB. of Rochester Hills

In the old days we would excavate this wall crack out from the outside and try patching it. Not to mention the fact that we would have to remove part of his patio, digging is a hit or miss type of repair and does not always work. It is easy to miss a tiny portion of a crack outside in the mud. Now we repair these wall cracks from the inside using an injection of foam and install a dry well. This is a much more reliable solution.

These leaky rod holes actually can leak worse than the wall cracks. We have fixed up to 50 of these per basement. On the other hand we have a 2 rod hole minimum. We do it all, big and small.

Basement water problems don’t have to plague you any more. All basement water can be eliminated, whether the water is coming from wall cracks or leaky rod holes or coming up through the floor. There is no doubt that Michigan is a wet state. Soggy cinder blocks, wet carpeting, white powder on concrete blocks can all be fixed with a basement waterproofing system Oakbridge Construction.

We also work on a lot of block basements. Block basements are waterproofed differently than concrete wall basements due to the fact that cinder blocks are hollow and the water usually falls to the bottom of the wall inside the blocks. Block basements require a bit more expertise to get the job done right. Give us a call to stop water on the floor and walls.

Click here to download your copy of AAA Insurance Water Damage Brochure. This is a handy thing to print up and refer to. Click HERE. Also check our Insurance page because there are 2 different types of insurance that cover basement floods. Sump pump insurance and flood insurance. Not to mention FEMA flood zone insurance.