Serving Lake Township
Basement Remodeling for Lake Township Homeowners
Lake Township has the best and the hardest basements in Stark County inside the same thirty-five square miles. In the subdivision belt on the Greentown side, Shepherd's Gate, St. Ives, Deer Pines, the colonials from the late nineties and two-thousands have poured foundations, nine-foot walls, and a floor that has never seen water. Some have the bathroom rough-in capped under the slab; when it is there we use it, and when it is not we cut the floor and put one in. Out on the three-acre lots along State Street and toward Congress Lake, the farmhouses and fifties ranches have a block cellar, lower, with a floor drain and water at the corners after a wet spring.
If you are in Uniontown or Hartville, your page is there. This one is for the rest of the township.
The septic question depends on the same split. The subdivisions are mostly on county sewer, so a basement bedroom there is an egress question. The farm lots are on septic, and Stark County ties bedrooms to the tank, so a basement bedroom there is a county question first. Ohio requires an egress window either way without a walkout. Joseph Evans runs every one from the shop in Uniontown, inside the township, and checks water first.
Why Homeowners Choose Us
Why Lake Township 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 Lake Township Knowledge
We know the permit process, local building requirements, and trusted suppliers in the Lake Township 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 plumbing in a Lake Township basement outside Hartville are inspected through the Stark County Building Department on Whipple Avenue, 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 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
"Joe is amazing to work with. Really honest and quality craftsmanship!"
Michael White
Also serving near Lake Township
Uniontown and Hartville are inside the township with their own pages. Beyond it, basements get finished the same way in North Canton, Green, Marlboro, Randolph and Jackson Township.
What a Lake Township basement runs into
In the subdivision belt, not much, which is the point: a tie hole in a poured wall that weeps, a window well that drains badly, and whether the HVAC already reaches the basement or needs extending. Nine-foot walls mean a dropped ceiling still leaves headroom. On the farm lots it is the older story: water at the low corner of the block wall, fixed from outside before a wall goes up; the well pump and pressure tank living in the basement and needing to stay reachable; the beam and the main duct deciding where walls go; and ceiling height, which in the oldest cellars can take living space off the table, and we say so on the first visit. The rough-in is either there or it is not on both sides, and it is the biggest single thing that moves the number.
Common Questions
Basement Remodeling Questions from Lake Township Homeowners
Straightforward answers to what homeowners in the Lake Township area ask us most often.
The bathroom decides the tier, then square footage, then the rough-in, which we use if it is there and add if not. The two-thousands basements off State Street tend to run cleaner than the farm cellars. Range on the phone. The tiers are on our basement finishing page.
With an egress window, unless there is a walkout, because Ohio requires it. Then it depends on the lot. On county sewer in the subdivisions, that is the whole answer. On septic on the township roads, Stark County limits bedrooms to what the tank is sized for, and we check it first.
Water, on either side of the township. Then the rough-in, then how the furnace reaches the space, then the beam and the ducts. In a farm cellar, ceiling height and the well equipment come before any of it.
Outside the village of Hartville, the Stark County Building Department in North Canton, after township zoning at the hall on Market Avenue North, for framing, electrical and plumbing. We handle all of it. Skip it and the finished space counts for nothing when you sell.
A basic open finish, a couple of weeks. With a bathroom, one to three months. High-end with a theater or bar, three months or more. The newer basements land at the short end because there is less to fix first.
A rec room and a gym for kids at Greentown Intermediate and Hoover on the south side, or Lake Elementary and Lake High on the north side, an office, and a guest suite with a bath where there is a walkout and the septic allows it. More outlets than you ask for, and insulation under the kitchen.
Permitted and built to be lived in, yes, and in a nine-foot poured basement it is the best square footage in the house. The mistake is the cheap finish nobody goes down to, in new houses and old ones both.
A basement with a new bath often gets a homeowner looking at the bath upstairs. We also do bathroom remodeling in Lake Township, kitchen remodeling in Lake Township, and home additions in Lake Township.
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.
Get Started
Ready to Start Your Basement Remodeling Project in Lake Township?
It starts with a call. We'll come out to your Lake Township home, walk the space, and give you a clear, honest plan — before any commitment on your part.
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