Cons. Adding windows to the basement can increase the risk of leaks, while installing a full window well can lead to ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

This type of basement window fully opens to create an exit. It’s essential to ensuring that a basement is up to code for a bedroom or occupancy. Egress windows usually open into a well space ...

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.