Our Bungalow

Our Basement

The basement’s high ceilings caught our eye when we first saw this house. And the basement is relatively dry. In other words: We could finish the basement. This photo is of one of the four rooms. It is the largest.

There are a few issues that need to be addressed:

Radon: We had a radon test done before we moved in, and it was too high. There’s lots of radon information on the EPA’s website.
Floor: The floor needs to be leveled. See the drain? There’s a dish depression around it. And the previous owners had drain tile installed (yay!) which left a bulge in the floor all along the foundation (you can kind of see it in the photo).
Beam: Like many houses of this age, there are three large posts supporting a huge wood beam running right down the middle of the basement.
Stairs: The stairs coming down to the basement are very narrow. If we finished the basement, could we even get furniture down there?!

So, this is our house. It’s a 1919 bungalow. Our family moved in last September (2008) from a much newer and larger home on 20+ acres of land. We’ve been adjusting to the new living dimensions, but we also decided that we’d like to make some changes to the home to better accommodate the five of us and improve the home.

Our 1919 Bungalow