Serving Marlboro
Basement Remodeling for Marlboro Homeowners
Marlboro Township has a lot of unfinished basements and one rule that surprises people. The basements are under the ranches and split-levels built from the fifties through the seventies, a block basement with a floor drain, a furnace in the corner and forty years of storage. Turning that into a rec room, a home gym or a guest suite is the most common basement job we get called to out here.
The rule is about bedrooms. Most of Marlboro is not on county sewer. On a septic system, Stark County ties the number of bedrooms a house may have to the size of the tank, not to how many bathrooms you add. So a basement bedroom is not just a framing question. It is a county question, and we check it on the first phone call before you plan a room around it. Ohio code also requires an egress window in any basement bedroom that does not have a walkout, and a lot of these houses do not.
Joseph Evans runs the job from Uniontown, one township west. The first thing he does in any Marlboro basement is look for water. If it is getting in, that gets fixed from the outside before a single wall goes up.
Why Homeowners Choose Us
Why Marlboro 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 Marlboro Knowledge
We know the permit process, local building requirements, and trusted suppliers in the Marlboro 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 Marlboro basement 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 Marlboro
Basements get finished the same way in Hartville and Lake Township, in Uniontown where we are based, in Randolph across the Portage line, and in Green, North Canton and Jackson Township.
What a Marlboro basement runs into
Water first. A block basement on a township lot with a gravel drive and no gutters to speak of will take on water at the corners, and covering that with drywall is how you get a basement nobody uses. Then the rough-in. Some of the seventies houses have a capped drain in the floor for a future bath, and some do not, and that is the biggest single thing that moves the price. Then HVAC. A furnace built to heat the upstairs does not know the basement exists, so the ductwork gets extended or the room gets its own supply. Ceiling height in these basements is usually fine, but the beam and the ductwork run through the middle of the room, and where they run decides where the walls go. And on any basement bedroom, the septic rule and the egress window come first.
Common Questions
Basement Remodeling Questions from Marlboro Homeowners
Straightforward answers to what homeowners in the Marlboro area ask us most often.
The bathroom is the biggest driver, then the square footage. In Marlboro the third driver is whether there is a rough-in under the slab; if there is, we use it, and if there is not, we cut the floor and put one in. Ohio code and the county inspection are the same either way. Joe gives you the range on the phone. The tiers are on our basement finishing page.
Only if the septic tank allows it. Most of Marlboro is on septic, and Stark County ties the bedroom count to the tank, not the bathroom count. That is the first thing we check. The second is the egress window, which Ohio requires for any basement bedroom without a walkout.
Water. A block basement on a township lot with a gravel drive takes water at the corners, and a wall over a wet corner is a room nobody uses. Then the rough-in, then how the furnace will reach the space, then the beam and the main duct, because they decide where the walls can go.
You need one. Framing, electrical and plumbing are inspected through the Stark County Building Department in North Canton, and we handle all of it. A basement finished without one counts for nothing when the house sells, and the buyer's inspector will find it.
A basic open room, a couple of weeks. A finish with a bathroom, one to three months, with the county inspecting at rough-in and at the end. A high-end build with a theater or a wet bar, three months or more.
A rec room for kids at Marlboro Elementary and Marlington, a gym, and on the lots with a walkout, a guest suite with its own bath. Plan more outlets than you think you need and insulate the ceiling under the kitchen.
A permitted, well-built basement is space you use every day and space a buyer pays for. The mistake is going cheap on it and then never going down there. We see that in older houses all the time.
A basement with a new bath often gets a homeowner looking at the bath upstairs. We also do bathroom remodeling in Marlboro, kitchen remodeling in Marlboro, and home additions in Marlboro.
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.