Q. Our home is 12 years old. Almost from the start the basement floor started getting black blotches which just got larger and larger. In the center it begins to get white and chalky. I have had ...

Cracks in basement floors can make any homeowner nervous. You might worry about structural issues, water seepage, or foundation issues. While some cracks in the concrete slab are harmless, others can ...

This can happen from excess heaving of the basement floor slab and the soil underneath or movement in the soil outside the foundation walls. Sometimes the tiles become broken or crushed, from the same ...

Every Midwesterner knows the issue. You invest thousands of dollars in finishing that lower-level space only to realize your feet are cold whenever you spend time enjoying it. We really shouldn’t be ...

Q: I’m thinking of finishing my basement. What do I need to know? A: In terms of remodeling or finishing, basements have a lot going for them. The space is already built out structurally, and there is ...

QUESTION -- We are slowly renovating our basement to make a rec room for the kids to play in. Currently we have no floor covering in the basement. We are planning to recarpet the rest of the house in ...

Dear Jerry: Our home is 10 years old. We have some weeping in the basement walls, in some spots when there is heavy rain. This occurs in three or four spots, not all the walls. During construction the ...

Q: Our house has concrete slab floors, no basement or crawl. Our air conditioner and water softener used to drain to an opening in the floor in the utility closet, but the drain is stopped up. I was ...