Basement Finishing in Villa Park

Villa Park basement finishing, down to the slab

We finish basements in the order that keeps them dry: moisture check and any drainage or sump work, then framing on treated bottom plates, then insulation and rough-in. Electrical goes in to code, and plumbing goes in if you want a bath or a wet bar. After inspection, we close it in with drywall and ceilings and finish with flooring, doors, trim and paint. A bedroom needs a code egress window, and we include that in the scope when one is planned.

Villa Park is on our regular route, and the crew gets there on Route 83, St. Charles Road, Roosevelt Road and North Avenue. The village sits in DuPage County between Lombard and Elmhurst, and the Illinois Prairie Path runs through it. If your basement slab has cracks, or a floor drain with the floor pitched toward it, the flooring plan has to deal with both. We test the slab for moisture, grind or fill the high and low spots, and pick a floor that can handle a damp day, like luxury vinyl plank over the right underlayment, instead of carpet laid straight on concrete.

Basement finishing work in Villa Park

How the work runs in Villa Park

Our free visit includes a moisture reading on the slab and a look at the walls, so the estimate is based on the basement you actually have. You get the scope in writing, with flooring, framing and finish work broken out. Anything that changes or turns up mid-job gets a written price, and we do not start it until you approve. We pull the permit, follow the inspection order and walk the finished floor with you at the end.

• Slab moisture tested before flooring
• Floor leveled before planks go down
• Base, shoe and transitions included
• Laundry and mechanicals kept reachable
• Permit pulled where the village requires it
• Finished floor walked with you