1. Plan your exits. Building codes require safe exit routes in case of an emergency, particularly in bedroom areas. “A common requirement is that an opening window must be big enough to climb out of, and close enough to the ground to reach,” says Higeura. “This sometimes means cutting down the foundation and building a window well.” The windows in this finished basement not only let in loads of light, but they also provide an easy-to-access escape route in case of emergency. Check with your local building department about your home's requirements.2. Stop the water. If you have any moisture or water coming in through the foundation or slab, Higuera recommends not finishing that part of the basement until the source is found and fixed. “Covering up a problem will just mean soggy, moldy insulation and Sheetrock in the future, along with ruined flooring,” she says. "Don’t risk it.”

20. 10 Tips for Renovating Your BasementAlthough they often end up as extra storage space, basements offer homeowners potentially valuable square footage — if they're used correctly. These 10 professional tips inspired Houzzers to get the ball rolling on a new, useful basement space.

Nice big row of egress windows

Basement

window for natural light

If keep windows open

nice windows

basement window light

Color

basement

open basement with lots of windows

wall color

Basement windows!

open space

Paint color

Rock

Windows

lighting

light/ windows in bsmt

for basement

Creative use of space

basement

Basement

Love the windowed wall!

Modern Cape Cod-Minneapolis

Interesting about the retaining wall.

Size of window span

windows

Lots of light

Wonder if foundation basement walls had to be torn down in order to make windows of this size possible? There must be a lot of load bearing down through the walls?

windows

wall color

Window in egress area

bright open windows

a light basement!

stone window wells.

Dug out window wells with stone

Colors and frame color

love how they have done these windows

Basement windows

Window in basement

wall color?

Basement: Windows, lots of natural lught

paint color!

window well

Windows

Paint Camouflage by BM

window well cover

Great dugout window

Love the huge window wells letting in all the light

Style

Color of walls

paint and trim colors

brick pattern in window well

Basement ideas

sofa at windows

Basement windows

Bright basement

lots of natural light

basement windows

Basement window

Color trim

paint color

Love the open space

Dress up the window well

Windows

Cupboard next to stairs

paint colors--Old Prairie, and Camouflage by Ben Moore good for massage therapy room!!

Coffee table

windows?

colors

large basement windows

Paint color

windows to nice stone wall vs brick for window well

Wall like that at end of steps

Window wells

False wall and windows

Rugs and wall color

Delivers conversation nook but still keeps wide open space

egress

COLOUR AND FURNITURE

Window wells

Windows basement

lighting near windows

Doors

Coffee table

stone

Wall Color

window well, paint color is similar to ours

lighting

Window well

doors

can we do this to our basement to make it a walkout

carpet/stone outside of windows

window well

Windows!

basement window well

Basement

windows in well

Basement

Color scheme

Keep it simple

Windows

Large basement window.

large coffee tables for game nights and storage baskets for the games.

move my existing door to apt?

Rock outside windows

10 ideas

Long narrow egress window

Window well windows and exterior treatment is interesting

Window

grey and coral

Very nice.

Coffee table

Basement

Like the doors and windows for basement

basement windows

daylight basement

Remodel tips

window well

Egress window

window well

egress window-- have 1 larger versus 2 smaller

Basement

End table

Tips

colors

Basement

doors, windows

Basement

tiny room

Space

Egress window

Bathroom next to stairs?

Love this basement.

layout

windows

Basement tips for remodel

lighting

great colors; warm, inviting space; layout

Like wall color and color for,the bar

Wall color

Colors

Window

expose basement with stone

ideas for my basement window

Basement windows

basement

Cozy

like this basement room. Built a retaining wall so they could make this a daylight basement. Never seen that done before.

Olivia and I like this.

Basement reference. Light and open.

walsh window wells

wall color

like the view!

This table for the basement

my fav so far

basement windows

Wall of egress

Closet idea next to stairs

Window well

Colors

Ask about cost of putting window in Chloe's room

library sofa pillows

Doors

Window well

Door profile

Table

color

Windows

egress

Kathy Jandric

Windows

Great window well - makes it light and airy!

Basement

carpet / wall color combo

Egress windows

basement

Windows

Nice window well treatment

love wall color

Pretty Windows

combination colors

Same color as basement?

Like colors

With closet

Table

Lighting

las canastas de la mesa se pueden acoplar a nuestra mesa

Stacked stone window well.

a thought for bringing in more light to the basement. Is there a window covering the top of the outshoot?

if we did the basement, this is a good way to do windows

Coffee table

open and bright

Love this basement. Carpet