I just completed my budget basement build not too long ago. I knew I was going to fill the space with games, so wasn't too concerned about seeing brick or having it be a "finished" space. In the end, I'm super happy with how it turned out.
The space was complete unfinished when I started. Here's the quick rundown of what I did to complete the room:
- Painted cinder block with drylok
- Walled off utility room
- Found recessed lights on craigslist
- Painted ceiling (and lights) black
- Reused 4x fluorescent lights for blacklights
- Painted drywalled walls
- Had blacklight carpet and pad installed. (Pad glued to concrete, carpet installed normally with nail strips)
Again, I couldn't be happier with the outcome. Given this is the arcade room, or in the future just a rec room; I'm fine with it not being completely finished. We moved in last December, so I took that winter to see how cold it got without directly heating the space; and it was fine. You could be in the unfinished space in short and a tee-shirt and be comfortable.
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