Buying Homes in Barrington With Basements
Most homes in Barrington have basements of some kind. Depending on the age and size of the home you might find partial basement or full basements. There are a small percentage of homes in Barrington with just a crawl space or nothing at all-built on a slab.
Unfinished Basements in Barrington Homes. In an unfinished basement you'll most likely have concrete floors, concrete walls and not much else. Basements are typically the place for furnaces, water heaters, well tanks and house sprinkler water tanks etc. In addition the basement may have roughed in plumbing for a bathroom - especially if the home is not that old.
Finished Basements in Barrington Homes. To finish a basement the owner most likely should have pulled a permit from the village. A nicely finished basement will have studded walls, drywall, electrical outlets, any supporting pillars will be neatly hidden, the ceiling will be finished and the floors although commonly are carpet can be finished with laminate or hardwoods if done correctly. Some will offer a full bathroom, perhaps a large great room/family room and often a bedroom or playroom. Don't be surprised to see home gyms and exercise rooms it is a common place for them to be-in the cool.
The finished look is just like the rest of the home. Older homes may have been finished a long time ago so don't be surprised to see wall paneling in place of drywall. The ceiling height of a finished basement is lower and in older homes I have often found it to be barely enough for tall guys to walk standing up.
How Will You Use Your Basement? Basements are used in so many ways. They can provide additional family living space, storage, extra bedrooms or offices, even addition kitchen or bars. When considering the Barrington homes you are looking at you may not have thought about what you'll do with a basement. How about a Theater room, guys space, music practice area, dance floor, teenage or young adult space, nanny living quarters.
Although the value of square footage below grade is less than the rest of the house it can still be an expensive job to finish or gut and re-finish a basement. Keep this in mind when looking at Barrington homes with basements. If you maximize your purchase your budget may not stretch to a $50,000 basement finishing job. (Broad estimate for a typical Barrington single family home with 4 bedrooms.) If you are looking at new construction in Barrington it is often cheaper to get your builder to finish the basement during construction.
If you are in the market to buy a home in Barrington with a basement let me know. I can send lists of homes with finished or unfinished basements. Call me today! 847-363-3686.
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Corinne, WOW, I've only seen one basement in my lifetime. But it looked nothing like this. Very nice and I learned alot from this.
Your new header looks GREAT!