PRICING

When it comes to pricing out a basement in Eastern Massachusetts or Southern New Hampshire whether it's a panel system or traditional construction, it is common to try to come up with a square foot price. The problem with that equation is there are multiple items that carry a fixed cost whether it's a 200 sq ft finished space or 1500 sq ft finished space.

FIXED COST ITEMS

Adding new treads and risers to your stairs ($2,800.00)
Adding a sub panel for your electrical box ($800.00)
Building permits ($1000.00)
Dumpster ($600.00)

Dehumidification/Air filtration system ($1,800.00)
New windows ($430.00)
Support Column wraps ($200.00)
Access Panels ($100.00)

When you do a Basement that is 250 sq ft of finished space that needs most of the above items, it may calculate to be a $25,000.00 project (which is $100.00 a sq ft). But if it's a simple project with nothing listed above, it may be $15,000.00 which equates to $60.00 a sq ft. As you can see, it is hard to judge cost by the square foot. Take a look below to see actual projects.

ACTUAL PROJECTS

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PROJECT

#1

This project was 620 livable sq ft - $45,880.00 ($74.00 a sq ft)

Which Included:

Fiberglass Panel System

Rubber Flooring

Armstrong Tile Drop Ceiling

1/2 wall for stairway

carpeted stairway

Air filtration/dehumidification system

PROJECT

#2

This project was a 530 sq ft in-law apartment - $62,000.00 ($116.98 sq ft)

Which included:

Waterproof wall Panel System

Egress Window

Kitchen cabinets

Full bathroom

Oak Tread Stairs with Painted risers

Waterproof flooring

Air filtration/dehumidification system

PROJECT

#3

This project was a 1540 Sq ft of livable space - $92,000.00 ($59.74 sq ft)

Which included:

Densarmor Wall board with metal stud construction

Full Bathroom - tile shower

Tyroc Subfloor with carpet tile

Home owner purchased carpet tile

Air Filtration/dehumidification system

Nevada open stairway

carpeted stairway

Hard Blueboard ceiling

ALL IN ONE COMPARISON

To compare the prices for the three methods of finishing a basement (click here to learn the difference) in an apples to apples kind of way, we will using the following specifications:

A 30' x 24' basement
Only finishing external walls (720 sq ft)
Carpeted stairway with sides solid walls (no railing or halfwalls)
All electrical to code, recessed LED lights
All building permits
Dehumidification/air filtration system

Waterproof flooring
One exterior door
Drop ceiling
Dumpster
Electric access panel
4 decorative pole wraps
Electric baseboard heat

Traditional Construction

$37,000.00

Fiberglass Wall Board

$46,800.00

Cement Wall Board

$41,000.00