But in reality it is an enormous blank canvas just waiting for your inspired ideas and artistic vision.
Unfinished basement concrete walls.
Moreover you obviously see the exposed joists concrete floors and ceiling pipes in your lower level.
Typical causes of basement moisture problems.
Tip up the walls.
If the floor joists are sagging or there s ductwork in the way you may have to lift the top of the wall in first and slide the bottom plate into place.
Vapor retarders such as foundation waterproofing and polyethylene slow down this process.
Existing pipes that run along the inside of concrete basement walls a common issue often create another problem.
It can boost your home value as well.
The basement plays a significant role as home s foundational structure.
In a basement vapor can diffuse from the wetter ground through concrete walls and floors toward the dryer basement interior.
In case yours is bare we have had some unfinished basement ideas.
If the floor joists are sagging or there s ductwork in the way you may have to lift the top of the wall in first and slide the bottom plate into place.
An unfinished basement with its concrete floor and exposed joists may seem dreary and cold.
Tip a wall up with the bottom plate against the wall.