We accounted for the big-ticket items, like countertops and subcontractors, but it also felt like we were always adding things to our rehab budget. Little changes can add up quickly!
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Our First Home
Welcome to Our First Home — the ongoing story of how the Beams to Basements team took on their own renovation, one project (and surprise) at a time.
From gutting rooms to uncovering quirks behind the walls, these posts offer a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s really like to remodel your own space — with lessons learned, wins worth celebrating, and design inspiration throughout.
Whether you’re gearing up for your own project or just love a good before-and-after, this is the place to be.
To protect the environment & our budget, we reused many of the original materials in our first house even though we completely remodeled it.
Homebuyers, you don’t need any construction knowledge to spot these clues to potential, costly repairs.
Our flooring services are only for snap-together products that can be installed as a floating floor. We explain what that means and why we chose it for our first home.
Building codes in Colorado require floating basement walls, but you don't need magic to make that happen.
Even though we regularly work with other contractors on clients’ projects, we still had issues with some of the new-to-us contractors & vendors we used to remodel our first home.
If you expect your plans to change, you may be able to roll with the design changes without freaking out.
You don't have to live with a wall you hate! See what a HUGE improvement we made by removing walls in our main living area.
We knew the first time we saw the house that we wanted to move the stairs, but it took longer to come up with the best new spot for them.
With “Basements” in our company name and window installation as an expertise, we are asked to add egress windows a lot. Let’s dig into what an egress window is and why it matters.
