A hard rain a few weeks ago exposed a weakness in our basement waterproofing system, just the third time this has happened since we had the house built in 1992. One entire end of the basement flooded, ...

Know how much space you are working with. This is particularly important regarding height: Many local regulations on turning a basement into a livable area require that the basement be at least 7 feet ...

Q. We remodeled a 60-year-old, ranch-style home four years ago. We enjoy the house immensely except for water issues in the basement. After installing a sump pump and redirecting downspouts, we ...

One of the more challenging calls firefighters respond to involves a basement fire. Whether it’s a large rural home with fire showing from the basement windows and no fire hydrants, or a row taxpayer ...

It has been our experience that many buildings are destroyed by fires that started in basements. To understand the problem you must first visualize the general conditions that exist. Firefighting in ...

Know how much space you are working with. This is particularly important regarding height: Many local regulations on turning a basement into a livable area require that the basement be at least 7 feet ...