If you’re a homeowner from Kittery, Maine and you love doing yoga, we’ve gathered some tips and
tricks over the past 20 years of helping our clients make the most out of their homes into how to
turn your basement into the best home yoga studio.
Let’s dive in!
1. It all starts with a good shell
When it comes down to remodeling your basement, you might be tempted to go straight for drywall.
But that’d be a mistake and here’s why.
Drywall is a dense material and that can spell trouble in your basement because the temperatures
on either side of the drywall panel have a tendency to differ. Why is that a threat to your health? It’s
because that’s how condensation builds up on the outer part of the drywall, the one facing away
from the room. With condensation present, there’s a good chance that mold or mildew will soon
follow. And both are harmful to human health.
Our Owens Corning® Basement Finishing System®, on the other hand, is made up of a material that
can “breathe,” which means that temperatures on either side of the panels will be identical. No
difference in temperature means that there’s no chance of condensation, so no chance of mold or
mildew either.
On top of that, with our Owens Corning® Basement Finishing System®, you also get tons of other
benefits that drywall can’t match such as the fact that all panels can be taken down and then put
back up again in minutes and with the use of a simple screwdriver.
Also important for a great home yoga studio is having the right flooring. Natural wood is best but if
that’s not possible try to cover the floor with a sift carpet that will make it comfortable to be on the
floor while you practice your routine.
2. Add a twist
You need two things for a great home yoga studio – space and a great ambiance – and if you have
those two covered, then you can definitely go for a more versatile basement and add a second utility
to the mix.
Say you wouldn’t mind having a spare bedroom once in a while when friends or family come to visit.
Then all you have to do is add a Murphy bed, and your home yoga studio can turn into one in a few
quick seconds. For a home bar, just add a liquor cabinet and a foldable counter in a corner of the
room and make sure the basement has an overall cozy vibe.
You can make your home yoga studio double down as almost anything you like with some planning,
and oftentimes it’s easier than you’d expect.
3. Add a bathroom
Finally, although adding a bathroom might seem like overkill at first glance, it’s actually one of the
best decisions you can make when it comes to renovating your basement.
Why?
Because the second you install a bathroom in your basement, the price of your home will jump by as
much as 10-15%. A new bathroom down there will make your basement extremely versatile and it
will add comfort for when you’ll practice in your home yoga studio.
Just imagine how badly it will break your concentration having to go up and down a flight of stairs
every time you need to use the toilet.
If you want to add a brand-new addition to your home and you want to work with the best, call us
or send us an email for a free estimate of your basement’s remodel.
We’ll be in and out in two weeks or less and it will probably end up costing less than you expect.