Sprucing up an ugly basement – on a budget!

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Times are hard, the housing market has is yet to find balance, and your family is on a tight budget. You need to keep your house running, pay your bills, and save up some money for retirement and emergency spending.

You have no means or desire to tackle that basement finishing dream project, but wish you could use the basement for more than housing the furnace and doing laundry.

Maybe you just can’t stand to look at those dingy, damp walls anymore, or you’ve learned the hard way not to place shelves or store items against them, as the dampness causes mold to grow everywhere.

You might have tried, at some point, to apply several coatings of waterproofing paints, (or some other coating concoction you were sold at the hardware store) only to see them bubble up and peel off.

However, new basement wall solutions are available that solve the dingy and ugly basement wall problem without straining your budget. In other words: not being able to finish the basement doesn’t mean you need to live with those ugly walls anymore.

Whether your basement was designed with concrete blocks, poured concrete, or stone and whether you’re leaving your basement unfinished or plan to finish it later, there’s a solution out there to make your walls look better, your basement be drier, and as an added bonus, your energy bills lower!

If all you want is a clean and bright basement, with drier and better looking walls you can consider installing the BrightWall system.

BrightWall basement wall panels are a semi-rigid white plastic panel system that is installed on the basement wall to drain water, stop water vapor, and brighten the space. It’s secured with drilled-in white fasteners to keep the wall panels from ever coming off of your walls, no matter how much dampness comes through. And it can be tied to your baseboard or internal perimeter drainage system to keep the basement dry and clean.

If your basement walls are made of stone and are uneven, the CleanSpace wall encapsulation system is the solution. It is a thick 20mil vapor barrier, which basically accomplishes the same things that BrightWall system does, offering moisture protection and brightening up your basement.

If you want a clean finished look, with some level of moisture and thermal protection, but can’t afford a state-of-the-art basement wall finishing systems like Total Basement Finishing’s Everlast panels, there is the ZenWall basement paneling system..  It includes a radiant vapor barrier, ¼” thick encapsulated fiberglass insulation and a finished vinyl face. ZenWall gives you the look of a finished basement for a fraction of the cost of an actual basement finishing system. This system can also be tied to the internal drainage system: it will keep your basement dry, warmer, and by curbing heat loss, it can help you save a bundle on your utility bills!

If you’re planning to finish your basement later on, with drywall and conventional finishes rather than a basement finishing system ThermalDry Radiant Vapor Barrier is what you want. The Thermal Dry is a flexible, radiant liner that controls moisture and reflects the heat back into the basement. You can begin to harvest some of the cleanliness, dryness and energy savings even before you basement finishing project starts.

You don’t need to spend a lot of money to have a drier, better looking, more comfortable, and even more energy efficient basement, that is suitable for storage and usable as laundry room, workshop, or anything else. There is a basement wall solution for just about any need and budget.

All of the above products are offered and installed across  the US and Canada by Basement Systems and Total Basement Finishing Dealership Network. We offer free quotes and free design consultation.
Contact us a call or visit our websites for more information.