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Basement finishing in the Grand Rapids area

Framing, drywall, flooring and trim to turn the basement into real living space.

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What usually goes wrong

  • A basement used only for storage
  • Needing another bedroom, office or family room
  • A partly finished basement someone gave up on
  • Bare foundation walls and exposed joists you want covered
  • Cold floors that stop the room being used

How we do it

  1. Deal with water first

    Any sign of moisture gets resolved before a single stud goes up. Framing over a damp wall creates a much more expensive problem than the one you started with.

  2. Frame and insulate

    Walls go up framed and insulated around any wiring, pipes and ducts already in the room. Moving any of them is outside what we take on, and you hire that trade directly.

  3. Drywall, then floors

    Board, tape, texture and paint before flooring goes down, so the floor isn't taking the abuse.

  4. Trim and finish

    Doors, baseboard, casing and the details that stop it feeling like a basement.

Questions worth asking

Do I need a permit?
Usually yes for finishing a basement, and there are rules about ceiling height and egress windows if a bedroom is involved. We'll tell you what your project needs before you commit.
What if my basement gets damp?
Then that gets fixed first, or the project doesn't start. Finishing over a moisture problem is the single most expensive mistake in a basement.
How long does it take?
A basement is a multi-week project. We'll give you a realistic sequence at quote rather than an optimistic one.

Who does the work

Andy Wiltjer and Scott Dykstra
It's both of us on every job. No subcontractors.
Insured, certificate on request
Ask and we'll send a certificate of insurance before work starts.
If we open it up and it's worse than the photo showed
We stop and give you a new number before we keep going. You will never see an invoice you have not already agreed to.

What it costs

Every job is priced on its own. Text or email a photo of what you're looking at and we can usually give you a number without coming out — for bigger jobs we'll come and see it properly first.

You get the price before we start, not after.

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Where we work

Anywhere within about 20 miles of Grandville, from Allendale across to Ada and from Comstock Park down to Byron Center. If you're just outside that, ask — we often say yes.

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Need help with basement finishing?

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616-318-2498