Industry
Associations:
NAHB, NRC, NARI
Professional Designation: CGR
David Crane
2931 Berry Hill Dr., Ste. 200
Nashville, TN 37204
Phone: 615-383-0300
Fax: 615-297-8572
Website:
www.cranebuilders.com/
2005 Best Finished Basement
The clients had a fairly
vanilla, partially finished basement that they rarely used. They wanted
to rework the existing area and finish the remainder of the basement to
create a media room and an entertaining room with wet bar. To open up
the space, a row of steel columns supporting an 18-inch parallam beam on
which the home was built. Temporary walls were installed on each side of
the row of columns, the slab was cut and three new footings were
installed. Three four-inch columns were strategically installed inside
the new walls. The parallam was extracted. The I joists were cut and
blocked to accommodate a steel I beam at a height that would provide a
minimum of eight feet of headroom. All this was accomplished with ZERO
impact on the living spaces of three stories above. Ventilation was
installed under the slab to solve a high radon gas problem. The result
is a showpiece entertainment and bar area.
2024 National Award
