Bigger basement anyone?

Geez. Things seem to be moving along at a good pace. The guy who will do our excavation came over last week (exactly when he said he was going to come) and gave us a quote. With him, was the guy who is going to do the concrete work. Getting these guys lined up is the key to getting things going. Well, I guess getting the approved permit from the city is needed but that seems to be a formality at this point. Excavation guy and concrete guy have said they can come over when we give the word. Music to our ears.

Our initial plan was only to put a frost wall in for the addition and heat the space to ensure that the floor above (our bedroom and bathroom) stayed warm in the winter. That requires going four feet below grade. Since our main floor is three feet above grade, that would mean a six-foot foundation wall. Both of these guys strongly suggested that we add another two feet and create a full basement below the addition - citing that we would regret not having the extra space later on. The cost for the two extra feet is minimal.

Following that suggestion, we had to look in the basement to see where we would put the access door to this new 500 square-foot space; Spencer's bedroom is the only option since it is the wall in his room that will be adjacent to the new space. It requires a reconfiguration of his room. What's a little renovation if you don't have some scope-creep before you even put a hole in the ground.

We aren't doing anything spectacular with that new basement space. It won't have windows, and we don't plan to finish it. It will be for storage (at this point) and will be home to the furnace and hot water tank for the back part of the house.