Ridiculous that the cost is 50k. The only material used is concrete which I would estimate at 1.5k delivered. There's a few hundred in lumber for the formwork and maybe a grand to dispose of the spoil. You will never convince me that there's 45k in labour to shift 12 cubic metres of soil. Two men could dig that out in one week using manual tools and it's minimum wage work. If I charged 10 grand I'd make 50% on it.
My crawl space is 4.5 feet deep. Covered in plastic and full of water. No sump pump. I'm not happy with the wasted space. My house is very small. 1100 sqft. 2 story house. I'd love to transform my crawl space into a functional space. Movie theater? Arcade room? Living den and room for guests? I'm inspired.
Irks me every time I see one of those comments, hard to tell if they are just joking, plain simple minded or being arrogant and not seeing the benefits in higher appraisal and resale value, let lone the increase storage or living space possibility
I heard of that phrase "money pit" before but never is it so appropriately applied than converting a crawlspace into a basement after the house or addition has already been built. I am re-working my crawlspace which has issues with mold, it's a real bitch, not knocking what was done, but it's very expensive. I'm thinking of removing all the sub-floor and pretending I live in a very nice tent:)
My subfloor joists are all rotted and crawl space varies from 16-24 inches highwater table several times a year turns it to a mud pit under there. I plan to rip out all flooring, fill with gravel and then pout a concrete slab floor. 120+ year old house with 2 foot thick stone walls , interior is plaster and lath Only utility under the house is a half inch propane line so I should be able to route that easily enough through a 4 inch pvc pipe buried in the gravel.
I had a house built. Without experience and without time to fully grasp the design. They dug the 4ft something pit and started framing which took them a week to do. Before i could even ask for a quote for a 6ft something basement, which wouldn't have cost me much extra... It was to late. And I'm stuck with this wasted space.
I'm in the process of purchasing a house literally closing June 30th and it has a massive crawl space. It was my intention to convert it to a full basement but now it doesn't sound like such a good idea
Did they bench or underpin the footers? Also, is there any requirements on egress windows in that space? I am seriously considering doing this. I live in an HOA neighborhood though 😬
That is certainly looks like done purely inside. It seems like they dug the ground out from inside till it parallel to the existing footing, and simply poured inner wall, without lifting or digging ground under footing. Like a step inward.
My old hometown home of twenty years had a small basement supporting a third of the house, one section was sinking in a pile type foundation which was remodeled to make into usable living as an entry and open office for my step dad at the time who owned a basement waterproofing business. It irks me to see such retrofit or old basements with a new ledger place atop with such intrusional walls, worked on many basements with my step dad when he had the company until could no longer physically endure the work involved. Of the many basements i was in the straight thinner walls were so much more aesthetic and practical.
a lot of times holes are drilled up through the existing footing, rebar is inserted half way in and then the half sticking out anchored into new dead wall.
