Many people love to have finished basements in their new homes, and wall-to-wall carpeting is often the flooring of choice. Unfortunately, basements too often get hit by flooding. Carpets get soaked ...

DEAR TIM: My last house had a basement that leaked water. I’m building a new home and want my basement as dry as the Atacama Desert. I’m confident that my drain tile was not put in correctly at my ...

One of the easiest and most practical ceiling treatments for a finished basement is a suspended, acoustic tile ceiling. Available in many different shapes, styles and textures, these tiles work with ...