Better The Attic Than The Basement

If you re lucky enough to find a home with both an attic and basement you have the opportunity to renovate as you see fit.

Better the attic than the basement.

This made me feel better but deep down i knew there was more behind my aunt s plea. According to remodeling magazine s cost vs. Value report 2007 the average cost of an attic remodel 46 691 and basement remodel 59 435 was less than half the cost of a second story addition 139 297. Of course a basement is more expensive than a house without a basement.

If you re in the market for a new home it may be a better choice to purchase one with a basement over an attic because basement renovations have less structural limitations. A finished attic is a great place for another living room a play room for kids or another unique bedroom with a great view. I know anything can be done with enought but was wondering if taking the furnace from the basement and putting it in the attic using the existing flex duct for the a c system was a possibility that. Memories were coming back to me.

Use the attic to store anything that is impervious to heat. If a basement is present the furnace is usually installed there. Heat can damage things such as photographs and wood. Storing items in your attic is far more preferable than storing them in the basement where they may get wet think about flooding or garage where they are exposed to the elements.

As you would expect building a home addition tends to be more expensive than remodeling your attic or basement. As i made my way over to the stairs something gave me pause. Second a finished attic is better insulated than an unfinished one. On the other hand every house has to have a roof.

Duct heat loss and gain is usually less than the attic. Put that thing back where it came from or so help me. In the basement store everything in clear plastic bins labeled and not packed too heavily. Attics are typically used for storage but a finished attic can almost always fit more in it than an unfinished one.

Pitched roofs with a pitch above 6 12 may have an attic that is onherently habitable. Basement walls are not insultated and basement is cold walls are old new england field stone but basement is not cold like the attic is. Spans of ductwork from a basement furnace to floor ducts are more direct and shorter versus ceiling ducts. If one intends to build a basement in any event it s pointless to ask whether it s cheaper to build in the attic.