Rashid Latif

Basement Reno for AirBNB ROI

The barn door has to be one of the most popular design trends in the last decade, and for good reason. In comparison with your common hinged door and pocket door, the barn door can be a dynamic, accessible value add to most homes. We particularly like the country or farmhouse vibe that it brings, hearkening back to the days of agriculture as a center-point to daily life.

We recently had a client reach out to us for the best way to incorporate a new barn door into their basement that would be appealing to potential visitors of their AirBNB space. Upon consultation we found an already inviting space that would benefit from transforming an unused area into an additional room, where we can install a barn door. The net result allowing for additional visitors for our client.

AirBNB has gained traction as a viable cashflow vehicle for homeowners with additional areas to rent out for individuals, families, and friends seeking an alternative to hotels and your traditional bed & breakfast. Offering space in a major city like Atlanta where people visit from around the country & the world for various events & experiences presents a good investment opportunity for homeowners comfortable with accommodating visitors.

Our client’s aim is in direct alignment with Oilwheel’s credo – striking oil & flowing (that is, realize opportunities and draw continual value from them). It was, therefore, a great honor to help our client renovate their basement by converting unused space into an additional room with a new barn door. What follows is insight into the process from beginning to end.

The Process

For this project, we drew out plan for space and gathered lumber, drywall, moulding, paint, and a barn door kit, then got to work…

The client decided that they wanted to have the room in alignment with a column conveniently inline with one of the basements walls. We first had to identify ceiling joists and stud location to ensure there’d be support for framing. Following, we cut the already-installed baseboard and crown moulding to allow space for the new walls to be installed, then dry-fitted the bottom plates based on measured space.

Next, we went ahead and framed out the two walls, ensuring squareness with current walls and that the top & bottom plates were plumb. For this project, we used construction screws to fasten studs to top and bottom plates as well as to secure to ceiling joists. Additionally, we had to move the light switch over from the path of the new wall.

We then proceeded to frame-out the header and door frame custom to allow for best fit for the barn door. Once complete, we cut out bottom plate for doorway.

After framing, we installed and finished drywall with mud to give that nice seamless finish we all love and expect.

Nearly complete, we went ahead and cut & installed moulding for baseboards, crown, and door frame, then painted walls and moulding. Adding in a treadmill should make this listing more appealing.

Finally, we mounted the track for the barn door for best fit to meet door dimensions & added some art. The client should do well on their listing.

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Brand

One Transaction. Two Transaction. Three?

Forced situations lack lasting significance.

When chasing money above all else & putting its acquisition before the customer’s needs, many businesses settle for one or two exchanges that may pay the business well in the short run but compromises long-term viability. This undoubtedly depreciates brand equity.

What determines if your customer returns again & again? Simple – Always provide quality solutions that add value to their lives.

Is customer the best word to describe who you provide value for while their support helps keep you running? Perhaps, but it sounds like a form of friendship. Return clientele can be seen as the life force of your business. It is in a brand’s best interest to serve them well.

Relationship. Loyalty. Trust. Consistency.

These are a few words that underlie this exchange in value. Over time a client becomes so loyal and trusting of your brand’s services and products that they begin to identify with your brand as a part of their life. Consistently exceeding expectations, they’ll begin to explore how else you may provide value. They may begin coming to shop/work with you before another preferred brand.

Breaking hearts sparks innovation & growth.

There is more to each party (client/customer & brand/business) than one may let the other know. A brand may one day (seemingly out of the blue) begin offering different product lines, phasing out older ones, or pivoting to another product segment altogether.

This may leave the customer asking, “what about me and what I like & what I need?” The test is if the customer tries the new offering and prefers it to the older offering. The brand may have a certain vision in mind, but can a customer stay loyal after a broken heart? Time tells.

Providing something unexpected can make your client base uncomfortable. As a brand you want it to be for the better: excitement, intrigue. Change is constant and to sustain a brand has to innovate. If you can’t risk loss for reward, you may end up losing more in the long run than if you take the calculated risk.

Who are you, anyway? Poser, copycat, or the real deal? Why are you here?

If potential customers can’t sniff out exactly who you are and what you stand for, they won’t be customers for long. Genuine and authentic is the man or woman with skin in the game – they have something to lose in any exchange, impacting their credibility.

Flow. Design. Discipline.

Often when working on projects such as painting a home, we get so lost in the process that we lose track of time & space. Nothing else exists, but the drywall we’re repairing or the straight line we’re painting along the ceiling.

Until complete, all that exists are the details & the process seeing the plan through. This is what we call The Flow. Athletes call it “the zone.”

Roll with the punches, continually innovate & pack a punch that makes them go Whoa!

Once complete and cleaned up, the final product can be appreciated (or scrutinized for improvement). The final product or project’s execution was conceptualized and planned before any tool was used and any hands-on work began.

Each product or project; thus, is by design. Discipline is the distance between design and product. It is our flow that sees it through. You can say that’s just how we roll.

Brand

What is Oilwheel?

Practicality. Ingenuity. Wealth. Grit.

Oilwheel is the result of years of struggle and the pursuit to find a distinct journey to freedom and service. On the quest to finding the right path, practicality and grit led to our being able to serve communities with solutions that they need. Our foundation is in hard work and providing real value to individuals’ lives.

Our home services both beautify and increase the value of homes. The work is honest and the results are solid. Everyone loves beauty, but not all can respect the process. If you are here, it’s likely that you have a creative spirit and value the process.

Oilwheel is about striking oil and flowing. Oilwheel is about industry and wealth. Oilwheel is about the exaltation of the human spirit for innovation. Oilwheel is community and compassion. Oilwheel is about fighting for your family’s livelihood and providing an environment for the flourishing of skills and talents. Ultimately, Oilwheel is about freedom – freedom to create.

Oilwheel is both a service business and a lifestyle. As a lifestyle, we promote practicality, industry, and ingenuity. We all are blessed with skills, skills that can be used to serve communities and promote wealth. It is about using the innovations gifted to you to lead you to success. Don’t reinvent the gifts given. Trust the gifts given and let the wealth flow from you. You are an individual with great skill.

Welcome the unknown with a spirit of zest and treat every challenge as an opportunity. We encourage you to seek adventure & continually improve. Don’t stop once you taste success, set new goals and taste more.

Strike oil. Keep flowing.

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