Home improvement: Basements
September 16, 2011
Spare cash for your spare room
Homeowners feeling the pinch from the stumbling economy are tapping a source of cash close to home: their basement, attic or extra bedroom. Of course, financial hardship isn't the only reason to rent out part of your home. This option may also appeal to you if your house feels too big or too empty (perhaps because the kids have flown the nest) or you want to supercharge your savings or pay off your mortgage faster.
September 19, 2008
Take basement to higher level
Throw enough money at a bare-bones basement and it can become a palace.
September 19, 2008
High style for the space down under
With fall arriving, leisure activities drift off the deck and into the house. For viewing big games or entertaining family and friends, increasingly the place to be is the basement.
September 6, 2007
HOME REMEDIES
No quick fix to basement moisture
Q. I have a 1954 ranch house. I have had water seepage in the basement for many years, I have had several difference procedures done and none worked. I have a contractor that tells me the system called Water Barrier will solve the problem of water seepage. I would like to have your thoughts on this subject.
September 21, 2008
Economy drives remodeling to the basement
Stacy Grout used to be amazed at all the stuff in the unfinished basement of her Denver-area home.
July 27, 2008
Economy drives basement revamps
Stacy Grout used to be amazed at all the stuff in the unfinished basement of her Denver-area home.
May 15, 2008
Take a walk on wild side
We appreciate our homes, especially during Illinois' cold months. So, it's no wonder the local wildlife does too.
February 7, 2008
HOME REMEDIES
Getting to the bottom of odor in basement
Q: We get a stinky odor from the basement that permeates the whole house.
December 20, 2007
HOME REMEDIES
Solving a case of moisture in basement
Q. I recently removed drywall from my basement walls and found the walls in terrible shape. The walls that are brick are crumbling and there are termite tunnels covering the walls. The brick walls and the drywall were damp in some spots.
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