Basement Office Question
Not sure if this is the place for this post, but I'm going to start here. Our house was built in 1907 in the midwest, and the foundation is limestone. The basement is unfinished, but in OK condition given the age and material of the foundation. I have only lived here for a year, but have never seen any water in the basement, however the mortar on the walls was pretty iffy, so we just tuck pointed the entire exterior of the foundation last weekend. While moisture doesn't seem to be an issue, it is a typical basement from 118 years ago in that it smells a bit musty and it can get a bit humid. At any rate, I often work from home, and I would like to have more of a private office space. I have been looking into options, and I do know that the limestone walls themselves need to be able to breath, so doing anything right up against the walls is a bad idea. The idea that I had though was to build a self enclosed office inside of the basement measuring 10'x10'. I would start by framing out a raised floor made from pressure treated 2x4's and using OSB for the floor itself. The idea being that by using pressure treated lumber for the floor base and having it raised, that I don't have to worry about any potential for moisture for the floor of the office itself. I would then frame out the walls with standard 2x4's up to the ceiling of the basement. I would insulate the walls and install a sheet of OSB at the ceiling to complete the enclosure. On the outside I would hang OSB, and inside I would hang drywall. I'm thinking I would look into some type of ventilation system to keep the air inside the enclosure fresher than the air in the basement itself, and I would have a dehumidifier inside the enclosure that drains out into the basement through the wall to control humidity. I would install a couple of electrical outlets and CAT6 jacks for networking, carpet the floor, etc. The idea being that I have a modern, plain, clean office self enclosed inside of the 118 year old basement. My thought process is that by having the raised floor, ventilation, and a dehumidifier, that it should be a really nice office space despite the older basement outside of the enclosure, but I also have never built anything like this so I'm not 100% sure. Looking for thoughts on this, feedback on if maybe I am missing anything, etc. Thanks in advance!!!! submitted by /u/Iowa-Guy-98 [link] [comments]
Not sure if this is the place for this post, but I'm going to start here. Our house was built in 1907 in the midwest, and the foundation is limestone. The basement is unfinished, but in OK condition given the age and material of the foundation. I have only lived here for a year, but have never seen any water in the basement, however the mortar on the walls was pretty iffy, so we just tuck pointed the entire exterior of the foundation last weekend. While moisture doesn't seem to be an issue, it is a typical basement from 118 years ago in that it smells a bit musty and it can get a bit humid. At any rate, I often work from home, and I would like to have more of a private office space. I have been looking into options, and I do know that the limestone walls themselves need to be able to breath, so doing anything right up against the walls is a bad idea. The idea that I had though was to build a self enclosed office inside of the basement measuring 10'x10'. I would start by framing out a raised floor made from pressure treated 2x4's and using OSB for the floor itself. The idea being that by using pressure treated lumber for the floor base and having it raised, that I don't have to worry about any potential for moisture for the floor of the office itself. I would then frame out the walls with standard 2x4's up to the ceiling of the basement. I would insulate the walls and install a sheet of OSB at the ceiling to complete the enclosure. On the outside I would hang OSB, and inside I would hang drywall. I'm thinking I would look into some type of ventilation system to keep the air inside the enclosure fresher than the air in the basement itself, and I would have a dehumidifier inside the enclosure that drains out into the basement through the wall to control humidity. I would install a couple of electrical outlets and CAT6 jacks for networking, carpet the floor, etc. The idea being that I have a modern, plain, clean office self enclosed inside of the 118 year old basement. My thought process is that by having the raised floor, ventilation, and a dehumidifier, that it should be a really nice office space despite the older basement outside of the enclosure, but I also have never built anything like this so I'm not 100% sure. Looking for thoughts on this, feedback on if maybe I am missing anything, etc. Thanks in advance!!!!
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