If you have small children who like to play on the floor, or if you’re using the space as a home theater and want good sound quality, tile may not be right for you.

While it may be compact, exploiting the best small basement ideas can make this a valuable part of a home. Executing your basement ideas may mean making an unfinished zone into one that’s ...

One entire end of the basement flooded, and we again had to call in a water extraction company to dry out the carpet. The problem seems to originate at two small basement windows.

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Water in the basement? What to do: If things are already wet inside your home, the first thing you should do is try to remove everything wet, especially carpeting and carpet padding.

Rip out any wet carpeting or drywall as that can develop mold. Move all water-damaged items out of the basement and give them 48 hours to dry out.