Efficiency Apartment Conversion of a Finished Basement

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A client of mine who owns a late 90's home with 
a finished walkout basement that had an existing
 bathroom with a tub and the usual wet bar. They
 asked  me to convert this area into an 
efficiency apartment so his ageing 
father could live with them.

This is a view of the existing wet bar with 
the common wall cut thru. That area was 
a storage room before.

Top foreground beam is where  a wall with a door way was 
that had created a storage room. With this
 wall removed it made it possible to create a new kitchen 
area. The new plumbing and electrical has been roughed in 
along with the new walls with its drywall applied.
  I also made a small pantry (right of photo) 
for more much needed storage. 

This is another view of the area with the new beam 
that replaced the old wall and doorway.

We installed a laminate hardwood floor to a make 
a easy to care for floor for his father. 

This photo shows the new area with its cabinets installed 
ready for the new counter tops. Door to the 
left is to the utility room, door to the right is the 
new storage pantry. We used recessed can 
lights on dimmers to light the new area. 
Foreground cabinet became a nice 
multipurpose eating bar. 

This is another view of the new kitchen area with the 
peninsula  bar ready to have its counter top installed.

Finished efficiency kitchen.

Quartz counter tops installed. 

Bedroom area.

This photo shows the old tub area which was not
 practical for his older father to get into and use. 

Photo shows the new 5 foot shower that we installed
 ready for the drywall finishing.  This unit later had 
safety grab bars and shower door installed. This 
unit made it a lot easier for his father to use. 

View of the new exterior door we installed 
to the outside. 

We are finding more people are using their room additions and 
finish basements for uses other than the original intended purposes.
Many people are finding that as their parents age that it makes sense 
to invite them to stay with them rather than putting them in a nursing 
home. With proper planning both of the families can live their 
private lives and still have any needed care close at hand. Another 
use for these accommodations are for grown children that might want or 
need to come home for a short time. In the planning of a new basement 
remodel if we find that the client wants a bathroom and wet bar build 
during construction (this is the best and most economical time to do this)
 we suggest that they might like to replace the wet bar with a small 
kitchen. This kitchen can still function as a wet bar but it also gives
 the owner the possibility of the ability of having an efficiency
 apartment or weekend guest area at a small additional cost. 

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317-569-2628

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