Hey DIYers!My mom and I had the idea of trying to do a low cost remodel to a basement space that my dad uses as a music studio. Right now it is half tile half bare cement floor, block walls, and a thin pressboard ceiling (though it should be mentioned that part of the ceiling is bare beams as our power mains and a water pipe are there). It has to be low cost because my parents are not millionaires and my mom already has several home improvement projects started that take up the budget. So my idea was to fasten 2x4's into the wall about 20" apart all around the room, as studs. Run any electrical I need for spare outlets or what have you through and around the "studs". Then I would make the walls out of reclaimed pallet wood. Where I live, free pallets are a dime a dozen, so the walls should be mostly the cost of the two-bys. For the ceiling I would tear out the pressboard and old lights we have now, run any electrical I need again, and install a new ceiling using some inexpensive material and install some new lighting fixtures. That also seems like it shouldn't be too bad as long as I remember to leave the mains and the valve for that pipe exposed.Now the difficult part. The floor is terrible. As I said it's a mixture of tile and cement although the area being remodeled would be mostly tile. On top of that we sometimes get some water in the basement during bad storms. Here is where your help is needed. I have no experience laying floor in a basement and not much experience flooring in general. I'm hopeful that I can simply lay down some plastic underlayment, then lay some inexpensive trafficmaster vinyl wood flooring on top and call it a day, though I'm guessing it's a bit harder than that. Would I have to tear up all of the tiles first, or can I simply lay down the plastic and put the flooring on top? How does the water come into play in all this? If it comes in at floor level would it simply run under the plastic? Are there any other major factors that I am overlooking in this project? I want the idea to be totally watertight before getting any of the work done. Thanks all! Room Dimension: 12'x19' via /r/DIY http://ift.tt/2tovGCj
