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WELCOME
Basement Industry Charts and Graphs

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BASEMENT INDUSTRY CHARTS AND GRAPHS
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Full Basements Partial Basements Crawl Space Concrete Slab Total US Basements
US Basement Composition Number (millions)
Source: U.S. Census, AHS

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Number of US Housing Units 50 or More Years Old # of Housing
Units
Source: AHS

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Type of Foundation in New One-Family Houses Completed in 2007, by U.S. Region
Number of Houses (in 000s) % Distribution
Region of Country Total Full or Partial Basement Full or Partial Basement
Northeast 105 78 75%
Midwest 189 139 74%
West 294 55 19%
South 631 66 10%
Source: Annual 2007 Characteristics of New Housing, U.S. Census Bureau

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Total U.S. Home Improvement and Maintenance Repair
Expenditures and Percentage Change 1998-2007 (in billions)
Year Expenditures % Change
1998 $ 133.70 6.90%
1999 $ 142.90 7.10%
2000 $ 153.00 3.10%
2001 $ 157.80 9.90%
2002 $ 173.30 2.10%
2003 $ 176.90 12.20%
2004 $ 198.60 8.30%
2005 $ 215.00 6.10%
2006 $ 228.20 -0.80%
2007 $ 226.40 -1.50%
Source: SBI, Cost Vs. Value Reports

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Average Cost of a Basement Remodel Job by a Professional
Contractor, 2003-2007
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
CAG 2003-
07
43865 47888 51051 56724 59435 7.90%
Source: SBI, Cost Vs. Value Reports

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Number of Households Remodeling Basements, Attics or
Garages with a Contractor
Source: Simmons Market Research Bureau

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Percentage of Households That Remodeled Basements, 2005-2007
2005 2006 2007
32% 29% 37%
Source: SBI

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Number of Households Remodeling Basements with a Contractor 2005-07
2005 2006 2007
296640 208510 374070
Source: SBI

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US Professional Basement Finishing Market (Billions)
2005 2006 2007
$ 15.10
$
11.80
$
22.20
Source: SBI

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Forecast U.S. Professional Basement Finishing Market, 2008E-2012F (in billions of dollars)
2007 2008E 2009F 2010F 2011F 2012F
CAGR 2008E -
2012F
US
Market 22.2 23.3 24.9 26.7 28.6 30.6 7.00%
% Change 5% 7% 7% 7% 7%
Source: SBI

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Forecast U.S. Professional Basement Finishing Market, 2008E-2012F (in billions of dollars)
2007 2008E 2009F 2010F 2011F 2012F
CAGR 2008E -
2012F
US
Market 22.2 23.3 24.9 26.7 28.6 30.6 7.00%
% Change 5% 7% 7% 7% 7%
Source: SBI

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Basement Remodel Cost and % of Cost Recouped, 03-07
Year Job Cost Resale Value % Cost Recouped
2003 $ 43,865.00 $ 34,801.00 79.30%
2004 $ 47,888.00 $ 36,457.00 76.10%
2005 $ 51,051.00 $ 46,010.00 90.10%
2006 $ 56,724.00 $ 44,685.00 78.80%
2007 $ 59,435.00 $ 44,661.00 75.10%
Source: SBI, Cost vs. Value Survey