Basement Finish

Long past due, but the “finished” basement is FINALLY just that: FINISHED! Obviously, this was our first time finishing and we learned a thing or two:

1. Expect your promise of an “8 weeks or less finish” job to be at least twice that long.
2. When (multiple) subcontractors are coming to you for payment after you’ve already paid the contractor…be afraid.
3. Never hire a contractor named Doug. It sounds like a nice enough name, but it’s not. I looked it up. Seriously. It means “dwells by the dark stream.” That’s so very accurate for the Doug we had to work with.
4. Never hire Basement Pro. Never.

You do those things, and surely, you’ll have a better experience than we did. The workmanship was just fine and dandy; but EVERYTHING ELSE was an absolute mess! We are just so HAPPY and RELIEVED that we actually got our basement as promised. Ugh!

But on a brighter note, we have since enjoyed every minute of playing with friends and family in our extra space.  What a WONDERFUL thing to have!