My partner and I just finished our basement last year after residing in our house for over twenty years, however the people I was with and I planned on finishing it a long time ago, however both of us just kept putting it off, and both of us did not have a lot extra money to do it while the kids were still at home, then now that the kids are grown and out of the house, both of us have more money to spend on remodeling our house.
The people I was with and I decided to start with finishing the basement! It was a fun and long project.
There were no windows down there, so it was a little dark and dingy. The people I was with and I decided to add a window. The best area about adding a window was being able to use an air conditioning down there. It never got super warm in the basement because it is a basement, however it got warm enough that both of us were a little uncomfortable! My partner is a big guy, so she cares about it to be pretty cool in the house. The people I was with and I planned to spend a lot of time in the basement, so for him, air conditioning was necessary. The people I was with and I used an ancient air conditioning that both of us had upstairs in the attic last year, however it stopped working this summer, so both of us had to buy a new a single. It took awhile for us to find an air conditioning for an affordable price. They cost a little more than both of us had expected them to. I am cheerful to have air conditioning down there once again. I am sure that my partner is too, she easily did not love going without it for even a few afternoons.