Q: I have a 1952 house with small, pull-down steel windows. I’d like to put in some more windows to increase the value of the house and use the basement bedrooms. Am I grandfathered for the old ...

Do you want a basement but don’t want to tear down your home and rebuild it? Its possible to dig a basement underneath an existing home. “We do a lot of basements on older houses,” said Bill Brown, ...

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Imagine adding 1,000 square feet of unfinished space to your home for only $60,000. Even in this time of deep discounts due to our country's economic problems, $60 per square foot would be dirt cheap ...

Partition walls are easy to build with basic do-it-yourself tools and skills. But there are a few wrinkles when you build them in the basement, which is where many homeowners have the largest ...

Adding a basement is not the first thing that springs to mind when looking to add more space to your home but it can be a fantastic way to gain valuable space and can often add as much square area as ...