<div dir="ltr">We weren't trying to get our basement up to code -- too involved and our ceiling would have been too low. But we gained a few inches by moving some pipes to lift ceiling. You can also do a dig out (our contractor did this for one section at the back). You can google height requirements. Unless your contractor is doing to handle all the permitting and DCRA approval process (and knows what they are doing -- I still recommend hiring an architect first. Worth every penny.)<div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#073763" face="times new roman, serif" size="2"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>Cricket (Christina) Fuller</b></span></font><div><font face="times new roman, serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#073763"><b>774-249-0405</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#073763"><b>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/CricketFuller" target="_blank">@CricketFuller</a></b></font></div><div><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/cricketfuller" target="_blank"><font face="times new roman, serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#073763"><b>www.linkedin.com/in/cricketfuller</b></font></a></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 8, 2022 at 2:18 PM Diana Quinn <<a href="mailto:diana@muddypaws.com">diana@muddypaws.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Just curious - what are height requirements for a basement apartment? (code-wise)</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 8, 2022 at 12:01 PM Benjamin Fuller <<a href="mailto:benjamin.h.fuller@gmail.com" target="_blank">benjamin.h.fuller@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">We did a home renovation project and did this work. We worked with Fowler architects to get approved plans (Jennifer is great!) and Jaime Santiago as the contractor, and he was also great! In our experience, it was really worth it to have Fowler manage all the plans with DCRA and the historic district, as we didnt have the bandwidth to sort through the bureaucracy.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 8, 2022 at 11:40 AM Michele Adelson <<a href="mailto:msadelson85@gmail.com" target="_blank">msadelson85@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">We are planning to renovate our existing finished basement. One of the biggest needs is to somehow redesign the current staircase to increase head clearance. The basement itself has adequate clearance but you have to bend slightly to clear the last two stairs (and I'm only 5 foot 6 inches.<div><br></div><div>Am hoping that someone on the list-serve has worked with a contractor that does this kind of work. </div><div>Would appreciate your recommendations.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks</div><div>Michele Adelson</div></div>
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