Finishing a Basement In 16 Minutes

[@sportaholic4482]

Even at $60,000-$70,000, depending on the area you live in, you’d likely see a 1.5x-2x return on investment. Having an additional 1900 sq ft of living space on top of (assuming a 1 story 1900 sq ft house) is a massive increase. Only thing I’d personally do different is not having the couches back up to the kitchenette. Beautiful basement, hopefully you get to enjoy it for years to come. Thanks for filming and sharing this process with us.

[@brilliantman79]

Is there anything you can’t do?! I could watch you all day. Very impressive!!

[@blackjedi23]

anyone giving a thumbs down to this video is insane. this is very impressive sir. GOOD JOB!!!

[@annawilcoxszewczak4982]

Very cool video! It was great seeing your kiddos and your dad! What a huge project. It was rad to see your vision come to life right from your plan. I have definitely learned that hiring professionals to do time consuming/mundane tasks saves both money and sanity.

[@radaghost1609]

You're basement is an entire house and then some!!! If that's you're basement, wtf is your house??!?!? Awesome videos, and you clearly have a blessed life. Your family is lucky to have you. God I miss basements and gas stoves!!! I've always said a basement is like a whole house under youre house and living up north, in a home, you basically get two houses.... But your basement sir, blows any others Ive seen out of the water....

[@briangray5921]

So smart subbing out the mud and tape. When I did my basement I did drywall on the ceiling also. Looks so good but the mud and tape job killed me.

[@rickybellamy8191]

Great job and an even better video. We're almost ready for drywall and i was a 1 man crew myself on weekends.

[@estherolawuyi1687]

See what you put into it vs what it was quoted for you I am even more impressed!

[@88onpitch75]

Excellent video, Nils! Very informative and instructive. The lighting and camera angles were spot-on. Very well done!!! Wise choice not hanging and taping the‘drywall 👍🏻

[@LRN2DIY]

Thanks, Randy. Yeah - always nice to let the pros handle the mud and tape. I've done it and I'm so much slower. :)

[@PrayingMantis7723]

Looks great! I like the condensed video montage through the steps. Looks like it was a painfully fun project with a great reward of the finished space!

[@AlexShoimer]

Incredible Basement. Great Job!!!

[@MrDucehands]

I’ve gotten some insane quotes to finish my basement and deciding if I want to undertake this type of project myself.

[@herpderp749]

0:30 what program did you use to create that blueprint?

[@kaydee1486]

Love the work man!

[@nephidir]

I would like to see something more in depth on the HVAC venting and stuff.

[@estherolawuyi1687]

defs a forever home!! Love this

[@WilmarACardona]

What kind of wood do you use for the framing ?

[@GMGBlackWhiteMUNGEY]

Amazing work. You’re very talented

[@grn9209]

You did an AMAZING JOB 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@zS39SBT4fe5Zp8Q]

Awesome job and amazing video!!

[@christophertucker7806]

Where did you get your shower knob with the temperature Guage reading on it?

[@RobBrown88]

Man you do great work and saved a ton of $$

[@LRN2DIY]

Thanks!

[@machzel08]

No grommet on those wires at 3:56? Everything else looks amazing. You frame like a champ.

[@ByrdStayFresh]

Awesome job bro love i see you got the kids involved which i thought was cool the basement looks great you got me motivated honestly tho i wouldve been dead after lol seriously great vid keep the content coming SUBBER!!

[@tzaylor]

Thanks for video!

[@RobertGSolomon]

Thats a whole house size basement and could double as a studio apt to rent for 900-1300 a month.

[@Godsgirl4shezie]

Where did you get the projector, surround sound and screen from?

[@charlesjohnson434]

Great job 👏🏾

[@avejst]

Great project Looking good, great job Thanks for sharing👍😀

[@yrubio3217]

Great job!

[@diveyy]

About to take this project on myself.. ek.

[@bojuboju2152]

Looks amazing! How big are your windows? Do you have them in every room?

[@AlisaAllen080910]

Where is the video showing how you did the electrical in the basement? I've looked everywhere and can't find it. Help!!!

[@LRN2DIY]

Hi Alisa, unfortunately we haven't finished that one and it's been stuck in our backlog. Still trying to get to it among the 100 other things we're filming and editing. Sorry for the delay!

[@nareshivenkat]

Also please share some details on your Projector, Projector screen and speaker system.. Probably links to them that would be helpful

[@LRN2DIY]

I actually made a video showing all of that. You can check that out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nl7KoIysjLtpgJY

[@rogerthat24]

That's amazing. Did you have to get your HVAC, electrical, and plumbing inspected before you closed it all up?

[@LRN2DIY]

Most areas require that, yeah. Typically it's pretty straight forward if you're turning in your plans at the city offices and staying in touch with building codes. If you time it right, you can get all of the systems inspected at once just before drywalling.

[@vaishunambiar]

Loved it!

[@RobertGSolomon]

maybe you could show how you made the window casements

[@LRN2DIY]

I actually have a video I made on that a while ago but it was a collab on another channel. I'll have to see if I can put that up again.

[@ItzzOffical]

Hi! I love the music in the video but when I put it in one of my videos, It got a copyright strike and YOUR VIDEO DOESN'T HAVE THAT STRIKE! So how did you not get a copyright strike from the song? Also the song I'm asking about is here 0:34

[@LRN2DIY]

I pay for Epidemic Sounds music license. I register my channel with them so that I don’t get the copyright strike, so that’s why I’m able to use the song.

[@ItzzOffical]

@@LRN2DIY oh ok

[@jc2367]

are you an electrician? how were you able to do electrical work with a permit if you are not?

[@LTDrone]

This was a great video since I'm going to be starting on my own basement soon. I'm excited to check out the other videos you have on framing. Question for you, what sort of preparation would you recommend before starting this project?

[@LRN2DIY]

That's awesome that you'll be starting on your basement! The few things I'd check into are any codes you need to be aware of for your area, do your homework on the HVAC to see if your current furnace and A/C can handle the extra load and, if so, how many and how large the returns are that you'll need to put in to allow it to properly ventilate. I also have to spend a lot of time each time on planning the electrical system. Make sure to overdo it a bit on the amperage if possible so that you never stress out your outlets or lights. Holler if you have any questions and best of luck!

[@jamalkhalid]

That was an amazing job. How many weeks of work is this? I too have an unfinished basement and was considering doing it myself. You tips about subbing out the taping / mudding is noted and on another channel they said if you want to do a vinyl floor, sub it out as well. I see you used sketchup for planning your design. Would you recommend it?

[@LRN2DIY]

Hi there. This took me about six months of nights and weekends, or just whenever I had time. If I were to do this 40-60 hours/week, I'm guessing it'd still take me a couple of months or more by myself. As for Sketchup, I really like it because it's free, pretty easy to use and works in the browser with nothing to install. I definitely recommend it.

[@608_diesel]

Awesome video! I'm also in the process of finishing my basement, mine is only 1300 sq ft however. Can I ask what you paid to contract out the mudding\taping? I got a quote from a contractor for about $7000 just to mud, tape and texture! I'll be doing it myself if it's going to cost anywhere near that much.

[@jlistdiy]

That's definitely way to high-priced we had 1200sq ft done for $800 that was 5 years ago

[@nickd1978]

Seriously impressive. Do you have an estimate of how much the whole project cost you?

[@LRN2DIY]

Hey Nick, I didn’t keep great track of it but in the $20-30k region. My neighbor has a smaller basement and was quoted $55k so I feel like we did pretty good. Plus I have additional power tools now :)

[@BHSTUDIO1]

What Insulation did you use in the ceiling R?

[@LRN2DIY]

I’ll have to double check but I’m pretty sure it was R19. They make ceiling insulation specifically for sound proofing but it costs quite a bit more so I used the standard stuff and it still works great.

[@BHSTUDIO1]

@@LRN2DIY I can’t use that in my state Michigan , has to be a R30 or R38 thank you for replying,It looks great 👍

[@mrkang4080]

@@BHSTUDIO1 it's a waste of money IMO -- As long as you have hvac the insulation in the celiing of a basement will barely make a difference in soundproofing. Save your money, don't insulate it -- I honestly don't think there is ever a reason to insulate the ceiling of a basement. If you want to sound proof the basement, you need 2 layers of drywall on the ceiling, and use the thick soundproofing adhesive between both layers. It's really your only option since the hvac can't be removed.

[@BHSTUDIO1]

@@mrkang4080 thank you

[@BHSTUDIO1]

@@mrkang4080 🙏🏻

[@RobertGSolomon]

I really dislike the way they build new homes starting with the particle board joists, plex water lines and flex hvac pipe that disrupts the air flow.

[@eightfigs3508]

Nice vid. The background music is a bit jarring, though.

[@LRN2DIY]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@eightfigs3508]

@@LRN2DIY you're welcome.

[@karanthivam]

guy speaks American English but has a GREAT BRITAIN flag ... something is fishy

[@LRN2DIY]

I'm 30% British and my wife and I both spend a lot of time watch British TV and movies. We're hoping to visit England as soon as this corona mess clears up a bit. Plus, who doesn't love the Union Jack? At least you correctly identified it - somebody commented recently asking why we had confederate flags 😂

[@karanthivam]

@@LRN2DIY hey .. thanks a lot for the reply ... i never thought you would read my comment or no-one would reply to my comment .... :)

[@chinoman7234]

Awesome