If you came to this private page link “what to send me” it’s because you received my email invite instructing you to do so! I’m am pleased to help you to simply understand The Design Process through email I created in 2003 when I made this web site. I apologize ahead of time for what seems as so much text to read but we’ll be doing a lot of work together and there’s much to understand here.
Note: this cool virtual design process works and views better on a larger screen and please don’t think you may easily do so much by using a small hand-held device if this is what you’re viewing these instructions with. Also; If you do not want to read allot of detail instructions and already understand this simple process, just send me a plan or sketch with measurements of the basement or project space, many photos and email me all of this also sending at this blue link; my wish list form (must be downloaded and saved first).
Or please merely complete the following 3 steps. You may complete these steps in any order you wish as long as you finish them and I’ll have what I need from you to provide any accurate design work and or just the free quote for you.
WHAT TO SEND ME: STEP #1
Step-1: Click the following link; wish list to open, then download, save to your PC and or printout what I call the wish list which is really a more complete set of questions I need answers to so I know how we’ll use your space available along with other questions pertaining to your existing basement structure. Don’t hold back when you fill this out, I really want to know everything you want, desires and dreams about what you want to fit in your new space even if you’re not sure it will fit or work; leave that up to me because I’m very good at this space planning. If you can’t download this, just contact me and I’ll send the PDF wish list form to you. On the wish list are 5 design levels, this is like a scale of 1-5 so 1 or letter “A” being a simple low budget project. Each letter will progressively allow me to add more cool features all the way up to 5 or letter “E” being extremely fancy features for the design work I do. Here’s another link where you can read the description of each design level; https://thebasementdesigner.com/design-levels/ Please give me an idea of your tastes/style by marking this letter in the box on the wish list form of what you’ll expect from me. Once again; This process may not work as well if you’re only using a cell phone; a larger device like a tablet or laptop at the least is recommended!
WHAT TO SEND ME: STEP #2
Step-2: I’ll need dimensions of the basement (using feet and inches to the nearest inch only) in the form of a hand sketch, chicken scratch, excel, sketchup drawing or something like punch or even any CAD as a print out or DWG/DXF file or even a full size builders plan you merely take a clear photo of and send to me. Please don’t use fractions or decimals or total inches as I have to spend more time converting these. If you wish to see examples and need this explained more thoroughly, click this link; How To Measure Your Basement For Design and you’ll find the process is easy.
WHAT TO SEND ME: STEP #3
Step-3: Many digital photos (phone cameras may take blurry photos) of the project space are needed (12-18) in landscape form by turning cell phone sideways to see more left to right, not up and down (wide not tall) showing as far across all the ceilings in each direction as possible with your back to the perimeter walls, even if there’s items, walls, post in the views. Take about 3 shots in different angles from each position you’re in per 12-15 feet areas along the perimeter walls looking inward. A few taken standing in the middle turning around are good too. Although I have been in thousands of basement and have a very high aptitude for this and comprehend basements so well by just using many photos of your basement just remember, since I can’t see the job, photos are very much needed to do this design process by email for you as if I was standing there.
Along with the basement photos, send me a few photos of your main floor if you wish for me to match anything architecturally such as railing, archways, niches, cabinets, your main door style, molding details and fireplace faces! For more information on taking and sending photos, click this link; “Taking Photos And Sending“.
NOTE: Digital photos can be used to send me anything including the wish list and sketches/plans of any size. This is handy if you don’t have a scanner or fax around! I always say; “we use to call this a photocopy back in the day”. And if taking shots of a large builders plan in good light, just make sure you review the image first making sure I can see everything well including numbers if it’s a plan, anything in print or hand sketch. At anytime you’re understanding what to do and are tired of reading my novel, please link me to your cloud to upload files to me or merely email them to adesignpro@hotmail.com if you can’t use an online cloud based method! Are you ready to have some fun?
