If your basement windows are letting in more than light, these fixes can stop water from leaking in. Updated: ; Jul. 04, 2010, 2:00 p.m. | Published: ; Jul. 04, 2010 ...

Water can also leak through upper-floor windows and doors, through the walls and down to the basement. Leaky Pipes Basements usually contain the majority of a home’s mechanicals: furnaces, AC ...

Homes that have extra, unused basement space have a readymade renovation project just waiting to be started. Turning a basement into a comfortable, livable space takes more than just a coat of paint ...

Benefits of Natural Light in a Basement The basement is the coldest, darkest room in any house. In many, it’s a place much ...

Lorain residents Wilson Quinones and Ines Rivera had upgrades made to their home on Oakdale Avenue through the city of Lorain ...

Q: I live in a townhouse in Gaithersburg, Maryland, built in the early 1980s. It has a finished basement with a small egress window with a rounded well outside. During heavy rainstorms, which we ...

ASK THE BUILDER | Don’t forget to install excellent foundation waterproofing and drain tile on the outside of the new foundation. It’s also wise to consider radon collection piping. This needs ...

Basement flooding from snow melting is caused when snow piles up around the foundation of your home or property in the winter, and melts as the temperature warms up.

Bobby Miles, owner of The Basement Doctor, said his company is currently assisting hundreds of homeowners across Greater Cincinnati who are experiencing foundation issues due to the drought.

If your project consists of cutting into the foundation — and only a licensed contractor should do this — to install a new window and window well, expect to pay at least $5,000.