Created finished bedroom and a large recreational room for grandkids to play and family gatherings in a below grade basement. Included excavating outside small basement window and cutting out foundation to incorporate a egress widow for safety escape and natural light. Sheet rocked walls and ceiling, painted finish trim and upgraded stairs to oak with similar level of finish in keeping with style of the living space upstairs, Thereby providing the feel of a continuation of living space vs going into a basement. Space is heated for shoulder seasons and winter and modern dehumidifier with built in condensate pump to outside manages climate & comfort the rest of the year. The homeowner recently told me that this is now one of the most coveted rooms by their guests and they themselves, at times, prefer it to being upstairs.