Basement Remodeling: Choosing the Best Ceiling

By Robert Robillard

Basement Ceilings: A common struggle when remodeling a basement is choosing the type of ceiling that will best fit your new space. Often times, homeowners are surprised that there is more than one option to even choose from. So to make things a tad bit easier, here are the pros and cons of the two…

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Basement Insulation

By Robert Robillard

  Basement Insulation And Vapor Barriers       Dear Concord Carpenter, I’m refinishing my basement and am at the step where I start insulating the walls. The walls are 1/2 below ground, with field stone being the section underground and cinder block above ground. I framed 2×4 studs a few inches from the wall…

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Finishing A Basement Ceiling

By Robert Robillard

Basement Ceiling Recommendation: Dear Concord Carpenter, I’ve been working on finishing our basement for a while now and we are ready to make some decisions about the ceiling. What would you recommend? Height is very limited, there are exposed floor joists running across the finished area and exposed flooring nails coming through the sub floor…

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Wood Suspended Ceiling System

By Robert Robillard

WoodTrac Ceiling System Many homeowners are faced with a difficult choice when finishing basements or other rooms with important utilities located in the ceilings. Typical ceiling options are: 1) Finish the ceiling with drywall to make the room feel more “normal” 2) Install a dropped ceiling to maintain easy access to important utilities Advantages to…

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Tips For Damp Basements

By Robert Robillard

Do you have a damp basement? Recently I have been bidding on a lot basement remodels. Many of these basements have had issues with water or were damp. Before you remodel a basement you need to make sure you have resolved any damp or mold issues. Many times a damp basement has mold. Eliminate Mold…

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