Basement Finishing in Wheaton

Basement finishing in Wheaton, bedrooms included

We start every basement by checking for moisture and taking care of any drainage or sump work, since nothing should go behind drywall wet. The crew frames on treated bottom plates with the clearances the furnace, water heater and panel need, then insulates and runs the wiring. If you want a bathroom or wet bar, the plumbing rough-in goes in at the same stage. If you want a bedroom, code requires an egress window, so we cut the foundation, set the window and build the well before the drywall, ceilings, flooring, doors, trim and paint.

We work in Wheaton every week, coming in on Roosevelt Road, Naperville Road and Main Street. The city is the DuPage County seat and home to Wheaton College, with a downtown by the Metra station and the Illinois Prairie Path running through. Glen Ellyn, Warrenville and Carol Stream share its borders. If your basement windows are the short ones up near the ceiling, they do not count as egress, and a bedroom needs a larger opening cut into the foundation. We size it to code, line the well and add a ladder or steps where the depth calls for it.

What a Wheaton basement finish includes

How a Wheaton basement project runs

The free estimate starts with a walk of the basement and the yard outside the wall where the egress window would go. We put the scope in writing, with the window, the well and the finish work on separate lines. Any change or hidden condition gets a written price and waits for your approval. The schedule follows the city's inspections, and the job ends with a walkthrough of each room.

• Egress window sized to code
• Lined well, with a ladder if needed
• Smoke and CO alarms where code requires
• Scope written line by line
• Permit and inspections through the city
• Each room walked with you at the end