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Basement Remodeling

The ultimate home improvement task of remodeling and finishing my basement!

Biography of Income Property’s Scott McGillivray

McGillivray

Canadian Scott McGillivray and his show Income Property has been showing on HGTV (Home & Garden Television) for several years now and he’s managed to build quite a following of real estate investors, do-it-yourself home improvement enthusiasts and regular homeowners who are looking to get a little cash out of their own home. Scott’s...
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Framing A Room With Metal Studs

Framing A Room With Metal Studs

In my basement refinishing project I had the good fortune of already having one room partially framed out from a previous owner. For that room I simply installed drywall over the existing wood framing and paneling. But for the smaller room which would become an office, I only had cold cinder block walls and...
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Planning A Basement Remodel

Planning A Basement Remodel

My basement finishing project is almost done! I took part of my unfinished basement and updated the partially finished room and completely framed out and finished another small room. I have lots of photos and lots of different ideas I want to get down about my experience with finishing my basement myself. I’ve made...
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Make Your Own Removable Wall Panel

Removeable Wall Panel

Sometimes when you’re working on a home improvement project you need to throw away the rules and get a little creative. I recently had to do this when I was refinishing my basement and had to frame out a room while still allowing easy access to a drain clean out. I could have just...
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The Case of the Mysterious Basement Leak

Basement leak coming from roof.

It was while I was in the middle of framing and insulating my basement that I first found the mysterious leak in my basement. One sunny day I was happily putting up steel framing and when I returned the next rainy day I found a pie-plate sized puddle forming right where the basement foundation...
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How To Insulate A Basement

How To Insulate A Basement

If you want to a surefire way to start an argument between 10 home remodeling expert, ask them “What’s the best way to insulate a basement?” You will almost definitely get 10 different answers with 10 different reasons for why their answer is correct. Most basement remodeling books offer many different insulation methods. To...
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How To Get Rid of a Drywall Tape Bubble

How To Get Rid of a Drywall Tape Bubble

After refinishing most of the drywall in my basement remodeling project I decided to try to tackle two little areas of drywall where my drywall tape had “bubbled up”. There was actually a layer or two of dried joint compound over these two spots, but they had popped out from the wall a little...
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How To Finish Drywall With Joint Compound

How To Finish Drywall With Joint Compound

After I had put up the drywall in my basement refinishing project it was time for me to finish my walls with joint compound and tape and make them nice and smooth. I’ll be the first to admit that I wasn’t an expert in joint compound when I started this, and I’m certainly no...
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How To Hang Drywall – A Beginner’s Guide

How To Hang Drywall – A Beginner’s Guide

Like many home improvement projects, hanging drywall is one half art, one half science and one half luck. I learned this first-hand as I completed hanging the drywall in my first real full room renovation. I’ve mentioned before that I’m refinishing a room in my basement that was framed out and paneled years ago....
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How to Remove Carpet Tack Strips and Staples

How to Remove Carpet Tack Strips and Staples

If you have a home that’s a few decades old and has had multiple owners then there’s a pretty good chance that you have at least one or two rooms that have hardwood floors that have been covered with wall-to-wall carpeting by previous owners trying to save some money on flooring costs. Wall-to-wall carpets...
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Basement and Garage Organization Tips

Basement and Garage Organization Tips

One of the first tasks I had to undertake in my ongoing basement remodeling project was an organizational one: in essence I had to organize all the junk and boxes in my basement simply to reclaim enough space to be able to work on the remodeling. There are lots of basement organization guides and...
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