Typical Cost to Finish a Basement???

[toxic111]

Prices can very among all contractors, it depnds on what you want, and what the contractor provides.

Without proper drawings, specs, permits, its hard to comment on all the prices.

I am doing my basement myself, and I doubt I will get it all done for under $5000, flooring alone (carpet) is around $2500... it don't take long to add up.

5 years ago we used to budget $40/ft2, but that number is up to $60 or more.

[VFX]

Differences between quotes 1, 2 & 3...

1 - finish will include cheaper trims, moldings & bathroom pieces than main levels. Plumbing & electrics for kitchen suite add $500.

2 - finish will be exactly like that on main levels with crown moldings, wide trims around doors & openings & same quality bathroom furnishings as main levels. Not authorised for a suite so the developer will not plumb or fit electrical to enable a kitchen to be installed.

3 - finish will be include cheaper trims, moldings & bathroom furniture than main levels but will include all plumbing to be ready to fit a full kitchen if I wanted to turn it into a suite suite.

Developer 1 is a well known 'high end' developer. Usually does million dollar houses rather than 'regular' stuff.

Developer 2 is a large scale developer & this would be one of their more prestigious developments so they don't want to finish the basement to 'less than perfect' levels (they want to charge more money for it in other words)

Developer 3 - is a small time developer who mucks in with the building of his properties. I visited the site 3 times & he was there covered in building grime all three times.

No fire place in any of the quotes.

It's hard to get the plans from the developers with full specs.

I'll try & get some basic plans.

But from what I can see from your replies, the quotes all seem in teh right ball park.

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