Though care is taken during construction to divert exterior water and moisture from the space, they are not waterproof.

Dealing with a damp basement is annoying enough, but seeing water leaking through cracks in the foundation or mortar joints can feel downright overwhelming. The good news is there are solutions that ...

So, you've got a basement. Maybe it's your cozy hideaway, your makeshift gym, or just a place to toss all those boxes you ...

When it comes to finishing or updating an unfinished basement, one of the most important ways to make the space functional is basement insulation. Basement foundation walls are naturally prone to ...

Q: We are finishing off part of the basement into a utility room. The washer, dryer, and laundry tub are already there, with the plumbing anchored to the cement walls. We have framed in the walls with ...

Last week I began a reply to D.C. about how best to finish a portion of his basement. The house is about a year old, so my first concern was that he make absolutely certain that there are not water ...

Stocking up on random items is easy, but decluttering the basement and starting fresh is hard. Here’s what an expert ...

This article describes a low cost method of building insulated basement walls without concrete, using geotextiles. Typical basement walls are expensive and use large amounts of concrete, a major ...

Q: Our 1920s Colonial has a stone foundation with some sort of cement coating on the interior. Much of the coating has flaked off, exposing the mortar joints, which are disintegrating. We recently had ...

The remnants of Tropical Storm Debby made its way across central Pa. last month unleashing thunderstorms, tornado watches and floods. York County saw the worst of it on Aug. 9. That’s when a retired ...