Makeover the underside of this turn-of-the-century home into wonderful living space

Challenge: water problems plagued the usability of this otherwise under-utilized space
Solution: solving the water problems involved numerous techniques to the exterior grounds, the slab and the walls.  And they worked; the basement is now bone dry! We skim-coated the existing slab rather than overlay it with another finished floor. Also note some of the plumbing which we left exposed.

Aspects we performed: design and construction.

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These first three images reveal what we had to work with!

“We approached a large remodel of our 110 year old home in the York neighborhood with some trepidation. After all, who knew what lurked inside those walls? We chose A-1 Builders as our contractor because of their many years of experience in remodeling old houses and we weren't disappointed. Our project manager Joe Gillmer was calm from beginning to end and approached construction with a careful eye towards what would work best for us and our house. The project was done on time and there was no damage to the rest of the house or to our extensive garden. Today we have an old house that is updated and insulated, with a new bathroom, kitchen, bedroom and office, that exactly suits our lifestyle, within walking distance of downtown. We are very happy with our remodeled home.” - Lisa and Dan McShane

Bring to life this under-utilized, unfinished basement!

Challenge: complete this unfinished basement that started with significant functional obsolescence (i.e. ceiling height restrictions; water infiltration, etc.)

Solution: after numerous repairs to create a dry basement, we morphed the space into a family room, bathroom, laundry and study. The musty, old, forgotten space became a much loved and used family space.

Aspects we performed: design and construction.

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