Basements are untapped resources in many homes. You can finish a basement, transforming it into a living room, home office, teen's bedroom, or a dream entertainment room or home gym. You can even turn ...

When the basement floods, the first thing you notice is water. The second thing you notice is the smell. What you don't see right away, though, is the real problem sneakily setting in. Mold can appear ...

Q. I want to get your input on the correct way to finish, in this case refinish, a basement. I believe the previous owners missed one or two critical steps, causing mold to grow on the backside of the ...

Boris Litvin kneels in his finished basement. The floor and walls were damaged in a flood caused by a washing machine install mishap, he said. Litvin points to an area that shows the floor separated ...

Aim to keep basement humidity between 40% and 50% in summer to prevent mold, musty smells, and allergens. Use a hygrometer to monitor humidity, fix drainage or flooding issues, and consider a vapor ...

Finding more space for storage, bedrooms and a place to hang out in your home can seem like an impossible task. But a basement, even if it's currently an empty space with a concrete floor, bare walls ...