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French Drains: When You Need Them

If you have a soggy yard or a wet basement, the solution may be an exterior or interior French drain, a channel that collects water and diverts it safely away.

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Evaluate Your House for Basement Finishing

Some unfinished basements are better basement finishing candidates than others. Here’s how to evaluate your space for a basement finishing.

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Add an Egress Window to Your Finished Basement

For safety, a remodeled basement living area needs an egress window that meets residential building codes. Here’s what you need to know.

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Smart Options: Basement Flooring

Keeping your basement dry and free of condensation is key to installing the basement flooring of your choice.

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Basement Remodel: Return on Investment

Basement remodeling offers a high return on your investment--about 67%--and it adds valuable living space without increasing the footprint of your home.

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Emergency Egress Window: Costs and Installation

Your finished basement isn’t finished until you install an emergency egress window. Here are the costs and what you’ll need to be safe and compliant in your new finished basement.

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Fix Wet Basement Problems

Fix wet basement problems and keep moisture from wrecking your new basement remodel.

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Heating and Cooling Your Basement

Heating and cooling a finished basement will require upgrading your current HVAC system or adding new units.

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Adding a Basement Bathroom: The Ups and Downs

Adding a basement bathroom can cost $10,000. Is it worth the time and expense? These are the issues to weigh.

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Air Leaks in Your Basement? How to Spot and Seal Them

Seal air leaks in your basement to stop the loss of your home heating energy.

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Basement Insulation Lowers Energy Costs

Add insulation to your basement to help lower heating and cooling costs by as much as $170 per year.

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8 Solutions to Common Wet-Basement Problems

Solving wet-basement problems is one of the most important things you can do to protect the value of your home and health of your family.

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French Drains: Basement Solutions

Feeling damp and drippy? If your basement walls are clammy, a French drain system — also called a footing drain — can banish that boggy feeling.

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Waterproofing Basement Walls: Costs and Options

Thinking of waterproofing your basement walls? The solutions range from a $30 DIY job to a major $30,000 fix.

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French Drains: When You Need Them

If you have a soggy yard or a wet basement, the solution may be an exterior or interior French drain, a channel that collects water and diverts it safely away.

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Evaluate Your House for Basement Finishing

Some unfinished basements are better basement finishing candidates than others. Here’s how to evaluate your space for a basement finishing.

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Add an Egress Window to Your Finished Basement

For safety, a remodeled basement living area needs an egress window that meets residential building codes. Here’s what you need to know.

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Smart Options: Basement Flooring

Keeping your basement dry and free of condensation is key to installing the basement flooring of your choice.

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Basement Remodel: Return on Investment

Basement remodeling offers a high return on your investment--about 67%--and it adds valuable living space without increasing the footprint of your home.

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Emergency Egress Window: Costs and Installation

Your finished basement isn’t finished until you install an emergency egress window. Here are the costs and what you’ll need to be safe and compliant in your new finished basement.

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