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Basement Renovations: Part 2, Floor and Walls: Update!

July 17th, 2009 Leave a comment Go to comments

Update: July-20-2009, here are pics of the completed bathroom walls!

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The project continues! First we put down the Dri-core system flooring and built the walls on top of that. After the flooring went down it seemed to transform the basement!

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Below you can see the wall and rough-in plumbing where our bathroom will be. I plan on making a wall just before the window and extending out to the I-beam, and then following it to complete the wall and incorporate the jack-post. The door will be on this wall, facing the window direction.

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Below we have the door framed in for entrance into the furnace/storage room. It follows the I-beam and will hide the drain pipe you see in the middle. Beside it there is the closet that sticks out about a foot.

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Excuse the mess! But here you can see the closet that we built at the end of the stairs.

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This is a good shot of the Dri-core flooring from the middle of the basement.

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One of my favourite parts of this basement project is the office! It will of course be a potential bedroom, here is a shot from the doorway.

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We have a 5 foot closet in the corner for some extra storage.

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Here is a better exterior shot of the doorway and into the office.

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Up Next: Still some more framing to do for the bathroom walls, then that’s all done.

Special thanks on the project thus far go out to my brother-in-law, my sister, and my two nieces who sacrificed a Saturday to get all this done with me; they are the best!

After that I plan on tackling the plumbing and electrical before the messy drywall stage!

In case you missed part 1, you can click back to it here.

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  • eric57
    I'm thinking of putting down the dricore first and then the walls on top, as you did. My question/concern is leaving room for expansion, especially since you have to screw the frames through the dricore into the concrete. what's your thoughts?
  • Hi Eric, I understand your concern. When I planned the framing for the
    basement, I understood that some of the walls will be fixed and going
    through the dricore and concrete was OK. I left areas where I can easily add
    walls, but as you point out, it's not as easy to remove walls.

    What I would suggest is to use Tapcon or concrete screws through the bottom
    plates of your walls, or some kind of fastener that you can unscrew or
    remove later so that you can take down the wall. You will then have to
    repair the holes in the dricore board to make sure that it still acts as a
    water barrier. Hopefully you only have to move a wall once making this an
    acceptable solution.

    Thanks for your comment.
  • eric57
    Thanks for responding. The expansion I was referring to was actually the 1/4" gap you leave by the exterior walls, so the floor can expand depending on the weather, etc. But by screwing the dricore into the floor, would that cause the floor to buckle when it needs to expand?
  • Glad to respond. Good point. I didn't really put up many walls and left most of the area open. But you are right, it could be an issue. The instructions if I'm not mistaken said fasten them to the floor did they not? I don't suppose the floor would move to much, so perhaps just screws into them (which for the most part is what I ended up doing) would suffice?
  • eric57
    I think it should be fine as long as the panels acclimated to the room for at least a day or two prior to installing.
  • Yes you are correct. I believe that is even recommended in the
    installation instructions. Thanks for your comments. I'm very happy
    with the product and will use it again. It's warm and is even safe as
    a temporary floor since it's hard to get slivers.
  • thanks for the pics. very detailed tips right there... :D
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