{"id":10,"date":"2009-02-08T19:48:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-09T01:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/index.php\/2009\/02\/08\/sketchup-and-my-basement-remodel\/"},"modified":"2017-04-15T09:29:16","modified_gmt":"2017-04-15T14:29:16","slug":"sketchup-and-my-basement-remodel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/08\/sketchup-and-my-basement-remodel\/","title":{"rendered":"SketchUp and My Basement Remodel"},"content":{"rendered":"
When I moved into my house I had to gut the basement. \u00a0It was a finished basement, but there was some water damage so we pulled out everything: carpet, paneling, drywall, bathroom vanity… Now there’s just storage, a toilet, and laundry down there.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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So\u00a0with my\u00a0relatively clean slate, I\u00a0decided to create my basement remodel vision\u00a0in\u00a0virtual space\u00a0to help me\u00a0crystalize my\u00a0ideas and have clear drawings to discuss with carpenters. \u00a0I\u00a0used my old favorite CAD program:\u00a0“SketchUp,” which has a free version if you want to download it.<\/div>\n

This post is just to talk about “Layers.” \u00a0I find it very helpful to categorize a project into layers. For example, I put the basement floor and stairs on their very own layer:<\/p>\n

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But I start my projects with a perimeter (the outer block wall of my basement). \u00a0I measured my basement.\u00a0 It’s important to me when I build a project on the computer that it’s to scale. This way, if you’re creating a plan, you can be confident that it will probably work in reality. \u00a0Otherwise, you might as well draw it on a cocktail napkin.<\/p>\n

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After I created the outer wall (my “framework”), I started on the inner walls. \u00a0I’m still not sure if I want to have 2 bedrooms or 1 larger one, so this may change. \u00a0But for now, I’ve made an office and a bedroom, plus a living room area.<\/p>\n

I’m sure some might look at this and think of how they would plan the layout differently. \u00a0Realize when you work on your projects that you’re going to have to work around obstacles. \u00a0In this case, I’m not going to relocate the toilet or the shower drain, as they’re set in concrete and I don’t want to get into all that work.<\/p>\n

Also, I’m not planning on moving the stairs or main ducts, but would like to move the furnace and hot water heater (which I’ve done in this model).<\/p>\n

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I added furniture\u00a0to get perspective on how livable the rooms will be.\u00a0 This goes back to the importance of taking accurate measurements of the space you want to remodel.<\/p>\n

Another great thing about SketchUp is\u00a0“3D Warehouse” in which you can find just about anything you need (furniture, trees, windows, fixtures, etc…) and download it directly into your model. \u00a0Saves you the time of making everything from scratch.<\/p>\n

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When I do make something original, I like to upload it (or “share”) so that I’m contributing instead of just taking. \u00a0Here’s the hot tub I made:<\/p>\n

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Then I decided that I’d need an egress window in each bedroom. \u00a0I read up on what that would entail, and decided it would be easiest to make a couple of existing windows larger. \u00a0You can see the lighting scheme and the doors, plus the main ducts in this picture.<\/p>\n

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I even created the joists in my model to get an idea of how to move some ducts and where to put the recessed lighting. \u00a0This wasn’t necessary, but I was\u00a0enjoying this project and went all out with details.<\/p>\n

SketchUp 7 now has scalable “dynamic” models that you can download from 3D Warehouse, which makes creating joists, 2×4 walls, shelving, and other tasks much easier.<\/p>\n

Here’s the joists and ceiling drywall.<\/p>\n

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Here’s all the layers put together:<\/div>\n

(click on the pics to see enlarged version)<\/p>\n

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For Walk Through Animations and different SketchUp projects, check out my website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I decided to create my basement remodel vision in virtual space using the SketchUp 3D CAD program to help crystallize my ideas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2571,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"kt_blocks_editor_width":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[560,32,80,45,163,624,9,36],"class_list":["post-10","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-designer","tag-cad","tag-sketchup","tag-architecture","tag-basement-remodel","tag-design","tag-geodata","tag-maps","tag-tutorial"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t