Yes. Draw out the room carefully on graph paper with one square for six inches. Then draw in lines five feet from each wall or post. In the case of posts, that five-foot line will be a circle, more or less.
I looked at getting rid of staircase to open up finished basement and add 2nd table. my guy said I was looking at around $40k.
Get rid of the staircase? Were you planning on adding an elevator?????? A fireman's pole??? A slide might be kinda cool.
My suggestion is a very accepted method of removing basement support poles. It does not have to be a super expensive option - and it is done routinely. I have no idea of the poster’s handyman skills or his financial situation- do you?
No idea on his skills or financials but I can't imagine it'd be too expensive. When we we're building our house i asked the builder if he can span the basement without any posts. He put in a 30ft steel beam with a post by the stairs that's inside a short 3ft wall.
No and major house renovations/ changes must assume competent actors...
I'd imagine my 40k woulda been a lot lower if my basement warent finished already.
Definately would be. Alot of contractors do the kaching kaching when they have demo involved.
Your best bet is to place it on the right side of your diagram. Get your 5' distance off the wall, and you'll only be instructed by one post. It sucks, but it's manageable.
Luckily, the guy I bought my house from was a contractor, and I made alteration a condition of sale. He simply bolted a steel ‘I’ beam to the main floor joist, and thus gave me basement room for a 9’ table. Headroom only allowed a singe 8’/2-bulb shop light though (LED bulbs helped).
