MIDLAND — A crane lifted concrete walls off of a flat bed truck, swinging them around a group of builders, contractors and interested spectators and onto a gravel foundation as Greystone Homes ...

Q: We are finishing off part of the basement into a utility room. The washer, dryer, and laundry tub are already there, with the plumbing anchored to the cement walls. We have framed in the walls with ...

Last week I began a reply to D.C. about how best to finish a portion of his basement. The house is about a year old, so my first concern was that he make absolutely certain that there are not water ...

Q. Our house is about 60 years old with a cinder block foundation. We are beginning the process of finishing our basement and need to address some water issues. Our basement is very dry; the previous ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

Your dark and dingy basement is a gold mine of possibilities. Throw up some walls, and you’ve got an extra bedroom or family gathering space. Add a bathroom or kitchen, and you’ve created a possible ...

It typically costs between $2,800 and $34,500 to finish a basement, with homeowners across the country paying a national average of $18,398. The biggest factors that affect cost for this project ...

With the cost of living space going up, many homeowners are looking down to expand their home’s square footage with a finished basement. These spaces can be affordable solution to cramped quarters, ...