With the cost of living space going up, many homeowners are looking down to expand their home’s square footage with a finished basement. These spaces can be affordable solution to cramped quarters, ...

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 ...

Dear Jerry: I read your columns weekly and enjoy them, but your recent series on wet or damp basements made me want to contact you. Weekly on the radio I hear about this problem and the answer is the ...

Q. Our concrete basement floor was painted before we moved into our house, but the floor was bare in spots. We had it repainted, but now the new paint comes off easily if scuffed. Is it possible to ...

Q: I just bought my first house and am about to remodel my basement. The previous owners of the house glued 2-inch-thick foam insulation to the poured concrete walls. It’s got an aluminum foil face on ...

Contractors regularly look at the basic U.S. residential concrete foundation as being a three-day process. Excavation, footing forming and concrete placement on day one; wall forming and concrete ...

Q: I’m building a new home and visited the job site a few days ago. I was aghast at a possible defect in my foundation. Parts of the concrete foundation are suspended in midair. The walls are only ...

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