From Haunted by Honey Oak to Raising the Bar

BASEMENT REMODEL

Permit Mischief & Custom Wish Lists

While we often try to set the expectation that the permit process could be lengthy, we rarely expect a basement permit process to be longer than 4 weeks. This project took 6 weeks for approval, due to the inability to find record of the property having a finished basement. It turns out, the previous owners didn’t get permits for the work they did to finish the basement. This lead to a lot of strife and an extended timeline for the current homeowners, our clients. 

This also changed their decision on how to transform the bedroom-like room in the basement. Originally, they had wanted to make it into a home gym and add a window. Instead, due to codes, they got rid of the idea of making it an official bedroom, knocked down the wall separating it from the rest of the basement space, and in turn, made it one large room. They still placed their workout equipment down there, were unable to make a specific gym room. 

Luckily, they were still able to get some of their wish list items. Inspired by the custom built-in found in the OHi showroom, our clients desired one of their own to help display their extensive Blackhawks Memorabilia collection. They built it in place of an old storage area near the bar.