Is it better to finish the basement as part of the build or later on?
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It's often a top-of-mind conundrum for buyers of new build homes — whether or not to have the builder finish the basement during the new build process or wait and either DIY it or have a contractor do it at some point down the road.
'I get calls from people all of the time asking this and it's a great question,' says Tom Welling, general manager of renovations at Renova Homes and Renovations, a Calgary-based home builder and renovator, noting that he has experience creating basements as both a new home builder and as a renovator. Plus, he is a former new home warranty inspector. 'So I've seen it all when it comes to basements — the good and the bad,' he says with a laugh.
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