Many people incorrectly assume that basement finishing is a minor project requiring little forethought. This is especially true in terms of the handling of your respective home’s existing systems – much like the furnace and water heater.

In a previous article in this series (Basement Finishing: Warming towards the Idea), we discussed the requirement to analyze your existing furnace’s capability to adequately heat your own home by having newly conditioned space (e.g. your basement).

In this informative article, we discuss the necessity to install adequate heat registers and returns within your basement finishing project, especially in bedrooms.

Your basement finishing efforts may add significant square footage to your own home. You will surely possess a living room, and maybe obviously any good couple of bedrooms, theater, bathroom, etc. Being below ground, basements generally stay cool during the summertime without much help, however, heating the space adequately is a thing that … READ MORE