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Basement Bedroom Addition: Final Tally We create some breathing room for a family of five with a basement bedroom addition. Check out more value-enhancing home projects from Sweat Equity. From "Sweat Equity" episode DSEQ-303

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	The newly installed French doors

Todd and Mica Franks, and their three kids, decided their three-bedroom home could do with some additional breathing room. An exercise room and fourth bedroom in the basement would provide much needed space as well as add to the homes value and desirability. The Sweat Equity team stepped in to help out.

Projects in Sweat Equity makeover included adding an egress window, reframing and hanging drywall, installing new flooring, adding French doors and updating the lighting.

Here's the dollar breakdown:

Final Tally:

flooring $2,200
French doors $450
egress window $350
paint, carpet & lighting $485
labor & drywall materials $2,500
dumpster and permit for demolition $500

TOTAL = $6,485

realtor's estimated value increase = $16,000
total cost of material = $6,485

net return on investment = $9,515

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