Rich,
I remember you live near my brother. Can you recommend an electrician and an HVAC guy in that area?
Also, I plan on doing his basement like Andy Engel showed in his article several years ago. Do you think the BI Dept. will permit that? I think it’s an upgrade from what they require.
Thanks.
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Glenn - are you looking for good electricians and hvac guys in central NJ? Any particular town?
Jeff
Jeff,My brother is in the Lebanon area. I know rlrefalo and enduringcharm live in that area.Glenn
Oh, OK, that's about 20 miles north of me - beyond typical sub range.
Jeff
Yeah, sissy prima donnas.Just kidding.Glenn
Glenn, I'm not familiar with the article you referenced. And I'm actually in Tewksbury township. I assume your brother is in Clinton Township.
Tewksbury Bldg. Dept. is OK, nothing unusual here. And I havn't heard of any difficulties in Clinton in particular.
The main concerns for basements are firestopping, smoke and CO alarms and egress. If adding a bedroom and using a septic, there will be issues with the Hunterdon County Health Dept.
For the trades, there are a couple I would recommend, can I email them to you?
Rich
Sure, Rich. I really appreciate it.
tashlerservices@yahoo.comHe is on Heather Hill Way, 08833. Tax records say Clinton Twsp, but mailing address is Lebanon.http://www.buildingscience.com/documents/reports/rr-0509c-renovating-existing-basementsIf that link worked, it's the second picture down. That is how I would like to do it. To me, it's an obvious upgrade from what they want. I just hope they think so, too.No bath so no septic issues. No bedrooms, so no egress issues. Just building, HVAC, and elec.Thanks.Glenn
Glenn, just so you know, septic issues would be raised by changing the number of bedrooms. It isn't affected by number of bathrooms. I'll email you soon.
Rich
Thanks, Rich.I knew it was beds, was just mentioning no baths because...., well, who the heck knows why.And to be honest, I did know but had forgotten, since i have so little to do with septics.It isn't usually my work that affects septic systems.EEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!GlennReread my other post. I did say baths and septics. My bad.
Edited 3/24/2009 8:26 pm ET by Tashler
Glenn, I forgot to mention, I like the details from building science. The only thing I would change is to use metal studs, paperless drywall, and azek base. You've got to have a firestop between the wall and the floor above, so the foam can't be continuous at the mudsills.
Rich
I like it, too. I'm doing my parents basement now like that, but I do put a strip of 5/8 rock between the wall top plate and the floor joists, extending back to the sills.I hate metal studs, although I will admit that I haven't used them all that much. They'll go in easier, but I like would better, and feel-with my limited intelligence and education- that the money is better spent on the insulation board to keep an envelope away from mold than spending it on paperless drywall.Not sure if I stated that properly. I also admit it (metal studs and paperless drywall) could be the better way, but I've not used either much if at all.Glenn