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Best way to make use my basement with steam pipes

By Richthofen

2 years ago


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    #15 2 years ago
    Quoted from Richthofen:

    The fact that we are going to gut and dump a ton of money into this basement means we are gonna be here until I retire, and hopefully longer than that.

    I realize that asbestos is generally not considered dangerous unless "disturbed" however if you intend to be in the house for a long time and you intend to use that basement for a gameroom I would spend money on the abatement regardless of what I did with the pipes. I think getting rid of that stuff will increase the value of your house and I know it would give me more comfort in being down there playing pinball all the time.

    That being said - I'm curious how much (if any) height you get from moving the pipes. Will it still be 82" at best? Are the pipes making it 82" or are the pipes making certain areas lower than that?

    #25 2 years ago
    Quoted from bobwiley:

    What about redoing your garage withe a 2nd floor and hallway leading to it? Would that be cheaper and work? I've seen 2 garages with a finished upstairs and I love them!

    This is definitely an idea - some real opportunities in expanding over a garage if HVAC access is simple enough or you do a mini split system. It will change your house roof line though (for better or worse) but it might not be incrementally that much more than it would cost to dig out your basement.

    I guess to really do your analysis you kind of need a few quotes for all options to decide whether one option is worth XYZ more or not.

    Regardless - getting more space for games is ALWAYS a good thing and ALWAYS worth the money. These are the words of us pinball/arcade addicts.

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