Rāmakat General Contracting, home Free Estimate

← All projects

Remodel

Basement refresh with sliding barn doors

Originally looking to build a wall dividing the homeowner's downstairs space to create a privacy area for guests, we quickly realized a larger refresh scope was necessary.

Downstairs

Original downstairs: faux wood paneling, exposed foundation, trim-less windows with exposed foam, privacy-less space.

Finished wall with two white glass-panel barn doors open onto a home office After
New wall framed across an open room, with a wide rough opening Framing

Planning

Framing plan with stud, header and rough opening dimensions
Framing plan with rough opening and stud layout
3D rendering of the wall with two sliding barn doors
Design rendering before the build

Progress

Room with the paneling removed, exposed patched drywall, a brick fireplace wall, plastic sheeting and a tripod In progress

Under most of the faux panels we found a variety of pieced together Sheetrock. We replaced any that were in bad shape and began mudding and taping. Multiple coats of mudding, sanding, texture, primer and paint.

Walls up

Finished room with a pair of white glass-panel barn doors opening onto a seating area, new dark flooring and stained window trim After

Creation of wall, barn style French doors, flooring, trim work etc.

Window

Trim-less windows with exposed foam, finished with custom wood trim.

The same basement window framed with stained wood trim and a wood sill After
Basement window with exposed foam and no trim before the work Before

Heater

The wall heater, framed in wood.

The wall heater framed in stained wood on a painted wall After
Wall heater set into dark wood paneling beside a brick fireplace Before

Finish work

Close-up of a stained window sill and mitered casing corner After

Wood trim cut, prepped, stained, poly and installed.

Details

Room with new dark plank flooring and stained window trim
Stained wood casing around a basement window
Stained wood cap trim along the top of a half wall

We had help

A large black and tan dog lying in an open doorway beside an orange bucket

Baker, the homeowner's doggo, supervised and approved all the work.

Planning a project of your own?

Free Estimate More projects