Basement problems rarely stay small. A faint musty smell, a thin crack, or a damp corner can quietly grow into a structural ...

“One of my favorite basement renovations is turning the area into a separate living space,” said Aja McClanahan, financial writer and real estate agent from Space Coast Move HQ. “This means you’d need ...

While some people take their basement for granted, others have never seen a basement in their life. But why aren't basements attached to every home? The primary factors that explain why some houses ...

Gail Gaston says it’s time to bury the basement. “I am happy as a lark,” said Gaston, in his newly purchased basement-free home in Woodbury. At 74, he no longer worries about falling down stairs to ...

Welcome to Willingboro. You won't find many basements here. It's a feature of Levitt-built houses in the township that may cause people unfamiliar with the place to raise eyebrows. Let us explain. You ...

Dawn Weinberger is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon who has contributed to numerous publications and websites over the past 20 years, including RD.com, Glamour, Women's Health, Entrepreneur, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is a Basement Included in the Square Footage of a Home? This is the tale of two basements in otherwise comparable houses. One is a ...

Home insurance only covers basement floods if they happen for certain reasons. Most policies cover damage from burst pipes, leaking appliances and overflowing toilets. But a lot of basement flooding ...

ARKANSAS, USA — Tornadoes commonly strike the central and southern United States, however the Midwest and Great Lakes have many basements to shelter from tornadoes. The south does not. Why do the ...