Finish Basement Remodel Basement Basement Do it yourselfer guide

A friend of mine converted his basement into a recording studio. It took about three and a half months of hard work but when he was done the project was a great success. About a month or two after completion, we received some particular heavy spring rainstorms. Over the winter or perhaps in early spring some chipmunks had built a nest inside one of his downspouts. Apparently they had packed in a bunch of nesting material because during two of these heavy rainstorms, water backed up into his basement.

You can imagine the nightmare of watching his recording studio flood after all of that hard work. No major damage was done but the shine was off the finished product. Don’t let your basement remodeling get damp. Make sure your downspouts and gutters are doing their job not only during your basement finishing project but on regular intervals thereafter as well.