Highlands Ranch, CO · Basement Finishing
That big unfinished basement is the easiest square footage you will ever add. We finish Highlands Ranch basements into legal egress bedrooms, rec rooms, theaters, and baths, planned for radon, expansive soils, and the Douglas County permit.
"Josh remodeled my entire house, top to bottom. His team made sure I was informed and satisfied every step of the way. His quotes were fair and honest, and his work was beyond satisfactory."
Tyler B. · whole-home remodelWhat we see in Highlands Ranch basements
Most homes here went up between 1981 and the 2000s with a big full basement left unfinished on purpose, on Front Range ground at about 5,920 feet elevation. A few lots sit near Big Dry Creek and its floodplain. A finished basement here lives or dies on egress, radon, soil, and the right Douglas County permit. Here is what we plan for.
Builders here handed a lot of homes over with a huge open basement and nothing but a furnace down there. That is the easiest square footage in the house to add. We turn it into a real lower level with bedrooms, a rec room, a bar, or a theater.
Want a bedroom down there? Current code needs an egress window big enough to climb out of and a proper window well. Many Highlands Ranch basements never had one. We cut it in, waterproof the well, and that is what makes the bedroom legal and safe.
The Front Range, including Douglas County, has high radon potential. We test and, where it is needed, rough in a radon mitigation system before the walls close up. It is far cheaper to plan for now than to retrofit into a finished basement later.
The claystone under this area swells when it gets wet, so basement slabs move. That is why homes here use floating walls that let the slab shift a little. We frame to that standard and set the footings below the 36-inch frost line so a heaving slab does not crack your new drywall.
The finish work inside is not HRCA design-reviewed, but cutting a new egress window and well into an exterior wall is an exterior change. The Highlands Ranch Community Association usually reviews that, so we get the approval lined up before demo.
Finishing a basement adds walls, electrical, and often plumbing, so it pulls a permit through the Douglas County Building Division in Castle Rock and gets inspected at each stage. We pull it and schedule the inspections so the work is legal and it protects your home value.
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"Josh remodeled my entire house, top to bottom. His team made sure I was informed and satisfied every step of the way. His quotes were fair and honest, and his work was beyond satisfactory."
"From the first phone call I knew I was going in the right direction. They gutted my bathroom and remodeled it within the time they said, and went above and beyond to clean up and make sure I was satisfied daily."
"Joshua and his crew were amazing to work with, professional, communicative, and budget-friendly. Joshua stayed on top of every detail. They get an A+ from me!"
Where we finish basements in Highlands Ranch
From the original neighborhoods off Broadway to the newer homes near the bluffs and the BackCountry Wilderness Area, we work all over Highlands Ranch. A few of the subdivisions we are in often:
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