Basements - Page 15 of 16

Drying the foundation and sealing air leaks make houses durable and healthy.

Q: I’m moving from Colorado to California soon. While living in Colorado, I’ve really enjoyed having a basement with lots of extra space for storage. However, I’ve never seen a California…

Think of the ground around the house as the roof that keeps the foundation dry.

Q: I have a wood shop in the basement of my house. My wife has yet to develop an appreciation for the sweet whine of the table saw or the winsome…

A straight run of basement steps provides a useful lesson in calculating rise and run, and in cutting stringers.

Q: I am planning to finish part of a new walkout basement. Our soil is very sandy, and the foundation was coated with tar and then covered with a layer of…

New products from the latest technologies offer more effective alternatives to slopping sticky tar onto new foundations.

Five years ago I installed a wood-burning furnace in my basement. The furnace works well and keeps my home at 75° when it's 10° outside. The only problem is that…

Q: I’d like to finish my basement with wainscot walls; however, the basement is somewhat wet even though the site is graded so that groundwater runs away from the house. I…

When I rerouted the sump-pump discharge line in my basement, I wanted to eliminate the noise. The original installation used wire pipe hangers nailed into the overhead joists. The noise…