A family room
A place to play, entertain or watch a movie, without crowding the main floor.
- Traffic flow and lighting designed together
- Built-in storage
- Easy-care surfaces
Basements & living spacesYour home still has
Your home still has
room for you.
The space you’re missing may already be there.
A basement to finish, rooms to reorganize.
01 / 02
The starting pointA raw space.
A raw space.
Plenty of possibilities.
For your everyday lifeA home that
A home that
follows your life.
A bedroom or an office
A quiet room to work or host guests, with the light and privacy it needs.
- Partitions and soundproofing
- Window and egress according to requirements
- Closet and storage
An extra bathroom
A bathroom or powder room in the basement, where plumbing and ventilation allow.
- Checking the existing plumbing
- Ventilation suited to a humid room
- Water-resistant finishes
Need more space than the basement offers? See Additions & extensions
Define the scopeThe right project.
The right project.
Made to measure.
Finish
Give a raw space a purpose: partitions, insulation, ceilings, floors and finishes are designed together.
Reorganize
Rearrange an already finished space to make room for an office, a bedroom or more storage.
Transform
Study a more complete project, with a bathroom or a self-contained space, depending on what the building allows.
A PBE Rénov expert, ready to listenYour basement,
Your basement,
shall we talk?
Describe your project in a few minutes.
It’s the first step toward your renovation.
How it worksFrom the floor
From the floor
up to the ceiling.
STEP 01Check what’s there
Moisture, height, foundations, openings and equipment: we examine what shapes the project.
STEP 02Insulate and partition
Insulation, framing and drywall give shape to the rooms according to the chosen plan.
STEP 03Prepare the systems
Plumbing, electrical and ventilation are organized before the walls are closed.
STEP 04Finish with care
Ceilings, floors, paint and trim complete the space.
Preparing the right choicesWhat deserves
What deserves
our attention.
- 01
Moisture comes first
A white trace on the concrete, a musty smell, a stain at the bottom of a wall: we find where the water comes from before closing anything. Finishing a damp basement means redoing the work later.
- 02
A bedroom is more than a room
For a basement room to become a real bedroom, it needs, among other things, a window large enough to exit in an emergency and a smoke alarm. We check the applicable requirements before drawing the plan.
- 03
What runs through the ceiling
Ducts, pipes, wires: what runs through the ceiling decides the final height and where the rooms go. We locate it from the start to avoid badly placed bulkheads.
Case study · Basement
A project explainedA basement,
A basement,
from idea to finishes.
How does a basement project come together? Follow a complete example: a bedroom, an office and storage around a family space.
- 3rooms created
- 1family room
- 2,40 mof clear height
Before you startThe right
The right
questions.
What if the basement has already had water infiltration?
Mention it from the first conversation. The cause must be understood and the necessary corrections determined before considering the finishing work.
Can we create a separate dwelling?
The property, the project and the applicable municipal requirements must be studied first. This possibility is checked before defining the scope and budget.
How is the budget set?
The current condition, the systems to modify, the rooms to create and the chosen finishes determine the scope. A visit helps specify the work to price.
How long does a basement project take?
It depends on the starting condition, the systems to modify and the rooms to create. A schedule is set with the scope, once the existing space has been examined.
It all starts with a conversation.What if your basement
What if your basement
became a real room?
Even if your ideas aren’t fully drawn yet. We take the time to understand what matters to you.