How to finish Basement in 15min ( in Colorado )

demonstration video mapping my DIY project of finishing basement from the beginning to the end in Fort Collins, Colorado.
This video shows
- Framing the hanging walls required in Colorado
- Electricity
- Insulation
- Dry Wall
- Mudding
- Painting
- Texturing
- Baseboards
- Door installation
Big thanks goes to the following KZbin Channels who were key source of information how to finish my basement on my own.
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Vancouver Carpenter
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[@lovemusic383]

wow, that is an amazing transformation. I loved that you had the whole family, even the kids involved. Excellent work.!

[@rniehoff6678]

You would think this guy would buy a ladder to use instead of a $6 patio chair. He's never watched Funniest Home Videos. Still got the job done🐾🤠

[@sincerelysasha707]

I'm so excited about buying my home and finishing my basement 🤩🤩🤩

[@johndavidson5564]

at some point you even put in transfer air grills on either side of the double door and a fire alarm well done. If I were you I would mount the grills down so you can't see through them but you clearly know what your doing so hats off. very well done.

[@wayneaiello]

Very helpful. Finishing my basement in Longmont and this really showed how the floating walls should be created.

[@scubadude235]

Longmont here, thanks for posting this. I am between framing and electrical at the moment.

[@GuyBisuku]

Good job! Nice to watch. I will be doing my basement myself too!

[@diybasement6184]

wish you lot of patience and don`t forget to watch KZbin for help.

[@Laura34601]

You my friend are talented. This was fantastic! Fun to watch and a beautiful result.

[@Veera-family]

Great work team. Thank you for the video worth watching.

[@jjvikram]

Hats-off!! For doing it all by "yourself". I live in Erie, CO and we wanted to finish our basement as well. Would you be able to give some advice on the materials and tools? Where you bought them, etc.? Expecting to hear back! Thanks so much

[@JrJagsFootball]

I saw a Lowes bucket in the video!

[@timroscoe4519]

Nice job and great video. I’m going to do my basement in 2020 and I’ve been watching a LOT of KZbin videos. Amazing what you can learn!

[@jc5770]

No ladder.. only a chair .. that's great 👍 👌 😀 😄

[@chago8876]

You did a beautiful job

[@shelbymcdaniel4377]

This was so much fun to watch. I’ve always been curious how they finish basements.

[@mitchrodee]

I see some plastic going up, but I didn’t see it behind the studs of your exterior walls. Did you not put up a plastic vapor barrier between your concrete foundation and your insulation batting?! I thought that it was code just about everywhere to leave an air gap and use a vapor barrier to protect your insulation from getting wet from possible condensation that may wick through the concrete.

[@AdventuresWithQuinn]

So you didn’t add a vapor barrier between the basement and foundation wall? Also - did you need permits

[@yolandahines1094]

The value he added to this house if he decides to sell....WOW

[@warholcow]

Looks great! Helpful video

[@trina1962]

Very cool!

[@itsrylannnnn]

Epic

[@dd_zzero6827]

Are we just going to pretend we didn't see the plumbers crack several times? lol! Great job. I want to do my own basement without all the crappy city permit stuff. Is that a good idea or no?

[@waytofunnel3370]

...Nice!! 👌 I have a colorado client's 1250sf. basement coming up next. They would really be "Thrilled" if I could start & finish it in 15 minutes--hahah!... 😄 Seeing that you performed the work mostly by yourself, I'm curious as to how long it took you?

[@diybasement6184]

Hello WTF :-) it took me good 6 months to build it, over the weekends, nights etc.. thank you for comment

[@packyourpassports7915]

Wow great job!

[@jakecondemn3209]

Great job!! Question, why was the framing off the floor? I plan on doing my basement. Thank you

[@inakiandrade9330]

Colorado has expansive soil. So when it moves the concrete it has a little wiggle room before it cracks drywall.

[@moa.3343]

@@inakiandrade9330 what is the frame attached to ? It looks like its levitating but it has to be connected somewhere. Is it just attached to the top ?

[@licedmilk]

@@moa.3343 There's double bottom plates one attached to the concrete and one floating above attached to your vertical members. You then run 60d spikes through both plates to keep the floating wall in line with the bottom plate attached to the concrete. Which allows for expansion and contraction.

[@fernandomolina6809]

I see that there are floating walls, maybe 2" - 3", for when the concrete slab moves. What about the doors? Looks like the door frame just sits right on the concrete slab. What happens if the floor moves up?

[@loransalabood3386]

This is truly impressive man! how long it take you to finish this project?

[@ronniecaasi9985]

Wow!

[@brookelapham6306]

Very beautiful work! We have about a 800sqft basement in Colorado. How long would you suggest an average contractor can finish a similar job of your floor plan?

[@colinhairston6570]

Sooooo much work

[@kriskris8737]

you were not doing water proofing ? btw looks amazing

[@AliFalahiIT]

I live in CO as well! So you can just drill the cement floor if you need/want to move the bathroom somewhere else???

[@leevang7349]

Nice!

[@danielportenier8648]

Very nice DIY Basement. My basement is "finished" but not very well. Cant imagine it's up to code. I'm wanting to finish it the right way like yours. My question is how much experience did you have prior to finishing yours? Also what would be your biggest piece of advice?

[@tcaver]

Wow! Come finish my basement! Looks amazing! Did you have to run permits? If so did your taxes go up? Taxes increasing for a finish basement is what worries me lol!

[@leatherhitman7401]

How much would something like this would cost?

[@nicholewade8233]

Wow this looks so great! I have a question. You left a space all the way around and appear to have hung your walls and drywall several inches off the floor. Is this in case of water?? I mean its pretty genius actually!

[@licedmilk]

It's called a floating wall, required by code in Colorado. It prevents your basement walls from destabilizing the above structure based on any movement in your foundation.

[@justicelives1694]

How much did it cost you to do this...estimate?

[@coreyscott1813]

How long did it take ?

[@diybasement6184]

~6 months

[@mattabeln]

Total rookie here...QUESTION: You left the gap from the floor in your framing, why did you do that? Is nothing needed in between that gap? Can you explain for the new guy? We are closing on our house next month and a basement remodel is top priority.

[@licedmilk]

It's called a floating wall. As the soils expand and contract it keeps your basement walls from pushing your upper floor off the foundation and causing major structural issues.

[@DJjosher]

Im curious are the local permits and codes pretty relaxed in some states?

[@Mr67Stanger]

Fantastic job!! Can I hire you to do mine? (LOL)

[@rezwanpb]

How much does this job costed ? how many square feet is the basement

[@christianjeromebrooke9887]

Hi! Also in Colorado and looking to finish my basement. After it was all said in done, how much did you spend?

[@ToniasBusy]

Also in CO & curious about cost

[@diybasement6184]

overall it costed me ~9K including everything

[@diybasement6184]

@@ToniasBusy overall it costed me ~9K including everything

[@chanelalbany]

Why is there a gap at the bottom of your framing? I'm planning to do my basement. Great job

[@adamlake4151]

Required in Colorado so the concrete slab has room to move up and down due to shifting soils.

[@robmac8590]

Search for "floating walls basement". If the wall doesn't float, i.e., it goes from the concrete floor to the joist above and the concrete floors moves up due to swelling of the "expansive" soil in Colorado, it will push up the floor above. That can lead to cracked floor tiles, cracked granite countertops, etc.

[@o.u.d5515]

what paint color did u use on ur basement wall ????

[@TheKaybjay2]

Great job. Did you get a permit?

[@diybasement6184]

Yes, Sit, I did get permit.

[@philbaker29]

Permit?

[@j_ran]

Why oh why was it filmed with a curved lense?

[@jamesryan5064]

How much Square footage is you’re basement ?

[@diybasement6184]

~1000

[@JoeMcBroom]

I feel like you could have added a step ladder to your budget...... 😂

[@sinahi98]

Can you disclose material and pricing

[@diybasement6184]

overall it costed me ~9K including everything

[@jonkeil9482]

looks like he's done this before, probably does 10 a week

[@DD-vy4vc]

omg I hate music

[@manwhosold111]

14:25 - moment when I realized I'm still watching and don't even have a basement. Very nice camera work!

[@EboniCulture]

Wow!

[@ja809jah]

I know you’re not the first and won’t be the last to have done a DIY basement project by yourself, but since you’re the 1st video I have seen on this, my hats off to you, there sir. I loved how the family got involved too. Although you appear to have experience, you give me hope that I can tackle my basement project myself. Keep up the great work sir.

[@shaunrazor9164]

You have awesome and valuable skills my friend , thumbs up to you buddy.

[@mikethompson7406]

Very nice! I'm buying my first home in CO, want to come help finish the basement?? :D

[@jrod16sports]

Where are you at?! I need to build mine too, maybe can help each other lol!

[@mikethompson7406]

@@jrod16sports I’m up in northern colorado, in severance. I’m never opposed to shared labor

[@moxiepops8457]

Love the music! Awesome video! So. Much. Work! That drywall machine helper thing - supercool! 🙌👏

[@DukeMustang]

Awesome job!!! I can't wait to finish my basement!!

[@mannyhernan5339]

Did you pull permits? If so who did your scale plan?

[@diybasement6184]

yes I did permit, if you invest so much time and $ I think you want permit. I did the scale plan my self in Microsoft VISIO, you can do it as well, in Colorado it does not need to be fancy plan

[@ftmjake]

I HATE that you kept using that chair to stand on. I cringed every time.

[@Losbass]

Very satisfying video to watch , great job! Project came out beautiful!

[@shyamn.sundar9865]

Did you fasten the base plate to concrete? What did you use to fasten?

[@farrell2k]

Is that fiberglass insulation right up against a bare concrete wall? 😳

[@cantcomeupwithausern]

Seriously... I don't know why people aren't starting with a layer of rigid foam against the foundation, in order to prevent condensation making its way into the fiberglass

[@se7515]

Can I buy you a ladder?

[@JULAE143]

That was Awesome!!

[@CristianVergaraTeam]

Great video

[@drunkrussians8643]

Congratulations.. very well done and great taste putting a wooden-look double door down there... amazing! you inspired me for my own project!

[@deborahseymour4659]

Absolutely amazing job. I learned so much just from watching what you did. You must get such a kick out of going down into your basement now, knowing you did this. Bravo! 👏

[@608_diesel]

Very nice work! I noticed you didn't lay a sub floor on the concrete, did you have padding and carpeting installed directly on top of the concrete floor? I'm in the process of finishing my basement now and trying to decide if I want to install a sub floor or not.

[@probablynot1368]

My brother finished his basement project only 4 months ago. Walls built like this, too. He opted to install a good quality engineered wood ‘click’ plank floor with a foam lining between the planks and the concrete. Beautiful results. Last weekend, heavy rainstorms arrived. The sump pump float jammed, with 2 to 3 inches of water flooding his basement by the time he’d come home from running a few weekend errands. Got the sump pump running immediately, used a wet vac, and set up his industrial blower fan. Within a day, the floor began buckling. It’s a total loss. I’m advising him to float a dyed epoxy over the entire area, or install a glue-in-place luxury vinyl ‘wood’ plank floor (the Mannington Adura line is a fantastic product that I’ve used in a bathroom). Rather than use his current throw rugs, which are taking a long time to dry, I’d like him to consider a product called FLOR carpet squares. The 17”x17” carpet tiles come in a variety of colors, patterns, and textures which can be used to create custom-sized rugs. I’ve used these for at least 10 years, and have recommended them to my interior design clients. They DO NOT look like those cheap, commercial carpet squares, either. They’re backed with a sturdy, flexible vinyl that acts as an insulator between the finished floor and your feet. If you spill a drink or food, you lift up the tile(s), wash them off in your sink, let them air dry, and set them back in place. Also, just in case the basement floods again, the carpet squares can be removed, set on end to drain/dry on the patio or in the garage, and then be reassembled in the basement.

[@Guide504]

Fiire rated drywall went in backwards on the ceiling?

[@pratipbagchi1161]

Any you please share the link to the projector screen?

[@gustavoreyes3577]

How much did you spend if you don’t mind??

[@amethystwhite5803]

Quite the assortment of music. Expert finishing.

[@Sean-Aviation]

does it worth getting a permit or just do it? not sure how much hassle it would be to get their inspections done

[@probablynot1368]

Always go through the trouble of getting a permit. We were remodeling our house, with permits, and discovered upon opening a few walls that the prior owner had inferior, out-of-code, work done years before. Really sloppy and dangerous electrical work done (wrong gauge wire, weirdo wire twists and spiraling, etc) during a kitchen ‘refresh’ done about 5 years before we purchased the place. The homeowner, a widow, failed to disclose the electrical work, claiming only the cabinets had been refaced, and appliances had been replaced. When we removed the cabinets and opened the walls, we discovered evidence of fire; charred interior wall 2x4 supports and the back side of the cabinets above the cooktop. We pulled the wood veneer off the cabinets (part of that ‘refresh’ job) to reveal further wood char! There’s no way that the owner and her real estate agent (her son) could have let this slip their minds during the disclosure process. About 10% into our remodel (the kitchen was gutted), we were informed of a job transfer, moving us 1,000 miles away! We hustled to complete the job, which included removing a load-bearing wall, pouring new footers, upgrading the electrical service, adding some plumbing, installing all new kitchen appliances, new flooring, and a new water heater and furnace. Having our plans, permits, and final inspections signed off and available for viewing during the Open House weekend helped us sell our house in a week.

[@Guide504]

Looks amazing!

[@tjiron968]

Wao amazing 🤩

[@Insidiousotter]

Am i missing something or did he leave all the walls floating at the bottom? Also why vapor barrier on the inzkxe walls but not the outside walls?

[@licedmilk]

It's called a floating wall. As the soils expand and contract it keeps your basement walls from pushing your upper floor off the foundation and causing major structural issues. There's a bottom plate attached to the concrete and a 60d nail running through both bottom plates to keep the wall from moving around

[@Insidiousotter]

@@licedmilk But if the soil expands, isn't it going to push the perimeter concrete wall up anyway? At that point, wouldn't you want the whole foundation and therefore the whole house to go up and down at the same time, rather than just the perimeter?

[@licedmilk]

@@Insidiousotter it doesn't work like that for a few reasons. This basement is built in Colorado and Colorado is probably the most known state where almost all counties I know of require floating walls in the basement. Colorados soils contain a lot of expansive clays like betonite which can expand up to 8x it's size based on it's absorption of water. For one soils aren't always uniform so you might have more moisture and hydrostatic pressure on one side of the foundation than the other. Even if soils were uniform, water flow always isn't. For example, especially in Colorado where there is a lot of direct winter sun the southwest side of a home will melt quicker whereas the northeast side of the home may remain as a snow patch for much of the year. Or maybe water is diverted away from the home better on one side or the other. Or a retaining wall without proper drainage might collect water into expansive soils near a foundation. Ultimately concrete is an absorbent material and while it is very rigid, does go through expansion and contraction a lot. The structural damage caused by expansive soils happens slowly over a long period of time. You usually don't realize till it's too late and the structural integrity is lost due the upper floors potentially sitting on top of a 2x4 foundation instead of concrete foundation as the home was designed..

[@mukbangmuga]

How much does this type of service cost to be done ??

[@LeahFar]

i looked it up and it’s said from like 12,000 to like 30,000 average hope this helps

[@mukbangmuga]

Leah The Goatee thank youuu !!

[@azmojan]

How did you float the walls for the shower? If the shower base is attached to the floor and it moves up wouldn't the tile crack that is attached to the floating wall?

[@chromewolf4706]

This is what i've been struggling to understand. I have decided to do a standing tub/shower combo and a floating vanity.

[@J.MeIsTheMan]

10:07 get a belt dude. Holy crack

[@coreyscott1813]

🤣

[@IAmVik01]

A good way to trap Mold !! well done !!

[@johnhartmann8592]

It honestly depends the age of his house, If his house was built before the mid 90s before they started installing moisture barriers then you are right, this will have to be ripped out in time.

[@diybasement6184]

@@johnhartmann8592 correct, the moisture in Colorado in general is ~10%, plus the house was up 15 years and the walls were dry

[@breadfan_85]

This isn't a 15 minute finished basement, it's a time lapse, and even as such is over 15 minutes. Reported for click bait.