I did the painting, some drywall, refinishing the wood floors, repainting the cabinets. In the basement we had asbestos flooring so we just encapsulated it with an absorbent underlayment and a floating laminate floor. The contractor ripped out the drop ceiling in the basement and put up drywall, they also framed out the unfinished basement and enlarged a small window by knocking out some bricks. They moved gas lines and had to move some plumbing for a kitchenette. It was 10 year ago but I think all in it was around $25,000 for the contractor and at least another 5 for the stuff I did.

We got lucky and mostly kept the existing floors and walls. Lead paint, foundation or roof issues would’ve dramatically increased the cost. No lead paint and the hardwood was in decent shape after a good sanding.