Serving Hartville
Basement Remodeling for Hartville Homeowners
The basements that get finished in Hartville are under the houses on Eloise Circle, along Market Avenue, and on the streets that filled in around the village between 1959 and 1974. Full basements, block walls, a floor drain, the furnace in one corner and the water heater in the other, and forty years of storage on the rest of the floor. That is the space that becomes a rec room, a gym or a guest suite.
Inside the village you are on public sewer, which takes one question off the table. The Stark County rule that ties bedroom count to septic tank size does not reach a house on sewer. So a basement bedroom in the village is a framing and egress question, not a county question. Ohio code still requires an egress window in any basement bedroom without a walkout, and most of these houses have no walkout. Outside the village limits, in the rest of 44632, the septic rule is back on the table and we check it first.
Joseph Evans runs the job from Uniontown, four miles west. The first thing he looks for in any Hartville basement is water at the corners, because a wall built over a wet corner is a room nobody will use.
Why Homeowners Choose Us
Why Hartville Homeowners Call Redeemed Contracting
We built our process around the things homeowners told us they were missing from other contractors — and we deliver them on every project.
Clear Communication
We keep you informed throughout the project — updates, timelines, and answers to your questions without you having to chase us down.
Your Home Is Protected
We use dust barriers, floor protection, and careful sequencing to treat your home with the same respect we'd give our own.
Spotless Jobsites
We clean up every day before leaving. You'll never come home to a messy, disrespected space.
Custom to You
No cookie-cutter solutions. Every project is designed specifically for your space, your goals, and your budget.
Local Hartville Knowledge
We know the permit process, local building requirements, and trusted suppliers in the Hartville area — which means fewer surprises and smoother projects.
How It Works
A Process Built Around Your Home
From the first call to the final walkthrough, every step is structured to protect your home, respect your time, and deliver what you're investing in.
Framing, electrical and HVAC in a Hartville basement are permitted and inspected through the Village Building Department at 202 West Maple Street, with plumbing inspected by the Stark County Health Department, and we schedule every inspection.
Phone Consultation
We start with a quick call to hear about your project, ask a few questions, and make sure we're the right fit before anyone drives anywhere.
In-Home Visit
We come to your home, walk the space, take measurements, and get the full picture of what the project involves.
Selections
We guide you through materials, finishes, and fixtures that match your style and fit within your budget.
Construction
Our experienced crew executes the project with precision. We send regular updates and keep your home protected throughout.
Final Walkthrough
We review every detail together before closing out the project. We work through your punch list before we leave, and every job carries a one year craftsmanship warranty.
"Joe with Redeemed Contracting recently completed a remodel of our very outdated master bath. We were very impressed from the start - Joe met with us to hear our ideas, formulated a plan and presented a very reasonable quote. He was very responsive to any questions and ideas and had great communication throughout the project. We are thrilled with Joe's work and the end result, and will use Redeemed again. We highly recommend Joe and his team at Redeemed Contracting!"
Sue Serbin
Hartville, OH
"Joe and his team greatly deserve this 5-star review. I wish I could give more stars to be honest. Great communication, craftsmenship, and value. Top notch profesional contractor in Northeast Ohio!"
Russ Preisse
"Reasonable price Joe does what he says he's going to do and shows up when he says he's going to show up. A rare commodity these days! Quality of the work is excellent and if there's something that you're not satisfied with, he will address it immediately. Very honest and upfront."
Marianne Turner
Also serving near Hartville
Basements get finished the same way in Uniontown and Lake Township, in Marlboro, in Randolph across the county line, and in Green, North Canton and Jackson Township.
What a Hartville basement runs into
Water first, always. Then the rough-in. Some of the 1960s and 70s houses have a capped drain in the floor for a bathroom that was never built, and some do not, and that one thing moves the price more than anything else in the basement. Then the mechanicals. The furnace and water heater sit where the builder put them, usually in the middle of the best wall, and moving them is possible but it is a line item, so we plan the rooms around them first. The beam and the main duct run through the middle of the space and decide where walls can go. Ceiling height in these basements is usually fine. And because the village inspects its own framing and electrical, the inspector will be in your basement three or four times over the course of the job, which is a good thing.
Common Questions
Basement Remodeling Questions from Hartville Homeowners
Straightforward answers to what homeowners in the Hartville area ask us most often.
The bathroom decides the tier, then the square footage. Under the 1959 to 1974 houses around the village some builders left a capped drain for a future bath and some did not. If it is there, we use it. If not, we cut the slab and put one in. Ohio code is the same either way. Range on the phone. The tiers are on our basement finishing page.
Inside the village, yes, with an egress window unless there is a walkout. You are on village sewer, so the county's septic bedroom rule does not reach you. Outside the village limits in 44632 you are usually on septic, and that rule comes back: bedrooms are limited by the tank. We check which side of the line you are on before you plan the room.
Water at the low corner of the block wall, then whether the rough-in exists, then whether the furnace can reach the new rooms, then where the beam and the main duct run. Those four decide the plan.
The Village Building Department at 202 West Maple Street for framing, electrical and HVAC. The Stark County Health Department for plumbing. We pull the permit and schedule every visit. Skip it and the finished space is worth nothing at resale.
A basic open finish, a couple of weeks. With a bathroom, one to three months. A high-end build with a theater or a bar, three months or more. The village inspector will be in your basement three or four times over that stretch, and that is a good thing.
A rec room and a gym for kids at Lake Elementary and Lake High, and a guest suite with a bath when there is a walkout. Plan more outlets than you ask for, light it better than upstairs, and insulate the ceiling under the kitchen.
Yes, if it is permitted and built to be lived in. The mistake is a cheap finish nobody goes down to. We see it in older houses constantly.
A basement with a new bath often gets a homeowner looking at the bath upstairs. We also do bathroom remodeling in Hartville, kitchen remodeling in Hartville, and home additions in Hartville.
The three tiers with square footage, the timelines, and the egress and septic rules in full are on the main basement finishing page. The towns and townships we cover are on the service areas page.