In-law Apartments in Your Basement Near Canandaigua, Fairport, Newark, Geneva

With Good Planning and an Experienced Contractor, You Can Create a Second Home in Your House

An in-law apartment can be the perfect solution for older relatives who you want to remain close to you. Marshall Exteriors, LLC installs beautiful, new in-law apartments that will not only provide you with extra space, but will enhance the overall value of your home and keep your basement healthy.

In-law basement apartments is a beneficial alternative to creating an addition on your home, saving you the hassle, expense and time consumption.

We build in-law apartments for basements throughout the The Greater Finger Lakes Area area. Call us today for a free quote on your basement finishing project!

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Basement In-Law Apartment Ideas

Transforming an unfinished basement into an apartment or suite definitely qualifies as a major home makeover. When choosing to work with Marshall Exteriors, LLC, you can be confident that all code and safety requirements will be met in this new space along with friendly, attentive service. You’ll also benefit from our expert design consultation that will help you customize your basement apartment to suit the needs of in-laws or other residents. Here are a few design ideas for an in-law apartment:

• Bigger Windows

  In most areas, the local building code will require any basement bedroom to have a safe, direct means of egress to the outside.

  In a walkout basement, egress can be provided by a door.

  Otherwise, a standard basement window opening can be enlarged to install a larger egress-compliant window.

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  Barrier-Free bathroom

  Older people and individuals with disabilities often require special features in a bathroom, such as grab bars and curbless shower stalls.

  Fortunately, a wide range of bathroom fixtures are available for differently abled folks.

  It’s less expensive to incorporate these fixtures during new bathroom construction than to retrofit them at a later date.

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  Enclosed Interior Stairway

  Privacy and soundproofing are important when you create a basement apartment.

  That’s why you might want to enclose the bottom of the basement’s interior stairway.

  This treatment creates an entry vestibule at the base of the stairs –an extra layer of separation between the apartment and the house.

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  Temperature & Humidity Control

  No matter who is living in your basement apartment, you'll want them to be comfortable. An economical way to provide heat in a basement apartment is to install electric baseboard units that can be controlled by a thermostat. But to hold that heat in and reduce your heating costs, you'll need to insulate your basement's foundation walls with rigid foam insulation.

  The best way to keep humidity levels in check is to rely on a high-quality dehumidifier. A ENERGY STAR® dehumidifier is designed to automatically maintain the humidity level you select, while also removing dust and other particulate irritants from basement air.

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