During this holiday season, with family and friends celebrating the festivities, you might be wishing you had a beautifully finished basement in your Massillon, Ohio home. The dark, musty, and unused square footage you have can be turned into a beautiful floor in your home. A beautifully finished basement can give you the needed space you crave, and a personal office or family room for your family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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First and foremost you need to start by cleaning and emptying the basement of the home. Discard everything you haven\u2019t used, or don\u2019t even remember storing. What do you have in the basement that can be thrown away? Here are five possible options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Baby clothing and toys-<\/strong>If you are still storing clothing and toys from when your children were little in the basement of the home, now it is time to say goodbye; especially if your children have a place of their own or show no interest in claiming their belongings.<\/li>
Paint Cans<\/strong>-If you have old paint cans in the basement, get rid of them. You probably won\u2019t be able to use them anyway. They are also allowing the air to become harmful to breathe if the cans are not closed properly.<\/li>
Old Furniture<\/strong>-first of all, you should not have any furniture that is made of natural wood in the basement, or any furniture you think is valuable. Humidity will warp or destroy the integrity of the piece of furniture. But, we tend to store cheap furniture in the basement when we do not want them anymore because we do not want to throw them away. Get rid of those big pieces of furniture to clear the basement.<\/li>
Board Games<\/strong>-How many board games do you really have? How many have you played in the last 6 months? Even though those board games might bring nice memories of your children, it is safe to say they won\u2019t be used by them or by your grandchildren any time soon.<\/li>
School papers from Kindergarten through college<\/strong>-If you have kept your children\u2019s school papers from the beginning of their formal education till graduate school, it is safe to say you can throw them away now. You can take pictures of their art, letters, or school report cards, and keep them in an electronic format instead. You can even share your files with them to reminisce.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
You do not need to throw everything in the trash if you think some items are in good condition.\u00a0 Carefully separate trash from serviceable items to donate.\u00a0 Call your city office to find out where you can dispose of paints and other items that can be harmful to the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n