Basement above ground, how would you do it?

[Pa Lang Gi]

Hello happy builders.

We are in the process of fixing up a room in our garage basement. We plan to use the space as a guest room. We are curious about how you would solve it. What would you do with the space and how would you go about it .

Would you cover the floor, ceiling, and walls or just plaster them and put in a bed and a radiator?

It's a split-level garage. The part of the garage we have torn out is above ground and has one long side and one short side against a basement section, and the other walls are above ground.

The ceiling height is nothing to boast about, 1.87 - 1.90 in places.

It's relatively dry and has good light ingress, feel free to see the pictures.

All suggestions are welcome

Best regards,
Palle

 

[Okarlsson]

You really don't want to lose another mm in ceiling height if it can be helped. Paint the ceiling, sand the floor. Can you build a toilet? It's always appreciated by guests to have access to a restroom.

 

[Pa Lang Gi]

You really don't want to lose another mm in ceiling height if it can be helped. Paint the ceiling, sand the floor. Can you build a toilet? Guests always appreciate having access to a toilet.

We're going to build an outhouse, with access to cold water . What do you think about framing, vapor barrier, and insulation? Do you think it's possible to lower it by 30 mm with sanding, so you get 1.90 everywhere?

 

[Workingclasshero]

Sand and polish everything and paint with the right paint for the ceiling and walls.
Put in a dehumidifier and see how it behaves, it might be completely dry there
If you're not going to tear up and lower the floor, just get a thick carpet for the floor.
If it's a guest room, invest in more radiators so it can be quickly heated up from a lower temperature to make the guests feel welcome.

 

[Pa Lang Gi]

Hello all happy builders.

We are fixing up a room in our garage basement. We plan to use the space as a guest room. We are curious about how you would solve it. What would you do with the space and how would you go about it .

Would you cover the floor, ceiling, and walls, or plaster and put in a bed and a radiator?

It is a split-level house garage. The part of the garage we have torn out is above ground and has one long side and one short side against a basement part, and the other walls are above ground.

Ceiling height is nothing to cheer about 1.87 - 1.90 in some places.

It is relatively dry and has good light ingress, feel free to see the pictures.

All suggestions are welcome

Best regards
Palle

If it were to be used more like a year-round living space, for example, if a family member lives there between guest visits, how would you do it then?

 

[Okarlsson]

If it were the case that you want it more as a year-round residence, e.g., that a family member lives there between guest visits, what would you have done then?

Priority one would have been a toilet. Being able to go to the toilet indoors has been standard for 50 years. Then I would probably have installed an air-to-air heat pump and, as mentioned above, a dehumidifier if it is humid.