Basements are untapped resources in many homes. You can finish a basement, transforming it into a living room, home office, teen's bedroom, or a dream entertainment room or home gym. You can even turn ...

Wet basement? Talk to a top-rated local pro about basement waterproofing. Call a pro ASAP + A wet basement is never a good thing. When groundwater or moisture make their way into a sublevel, it can ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

There are many benefits of owning a home that has a basement foundation. Basements provide an out-of-the-way place to install mechanical equipment, such as the furnace, water heater, boiler, and oil ...

Because they’re below grade and close to the water table, basements tend to be damp. That can be a major issue for anyone hoping to finish their basement, because drywall, flooring and interior paint ...

This basement sealer might seem expensive compared to other gallon-sized products, but since it’s a concentrate, it actually covers up to 1,000 square feet when mixed with four gallons of water. It’s ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – Winter is right around the corner so you definitely want to make sure your home is ready and protected from rain and snow. Bob from Great Lakes Waterproofing joins us to ...

Water leakage on the basement floor was a dead giveaway that something was wrong, and Patsy Shifrin knew it. But the cost of waterproofing her Rodgers Forge home, she initially believed, would be more ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to the Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at www.thebrownstoneboys.com. The ...