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How to Paint Concrete Floors

Transform your concrete basement or garage floor with a fresh coat of paint.

These are great tips on how to solve many of the problems you're likely to encounter when working on your...

A poor framing job can bring a whole mess of problems, so we asked a professional framing carpenter how to...

With special framing and insulating techniques, your basement can be as comfortable as any other room in your home. Find...

How to saw the hole, frame the opening and set a basement egress window

Add dramatic under cabinet lighting in a weekend without tearing up your walls to install the wiring.

Install a sump pump as part of your basement waterproofing system.

Cut heat loss through the rim joists and tighten up your house with rigid foam insulation.

Tools and techniques for building basement and partition walls with steel studs.

Strategies that will permanently fix your musty, wet basement.

How to build a series of low walls around your basement windows to let in more light.

Quick action is the key

You may need an interior drain and sump pump to solve the problem

Choosing the right pad makes all the difference

Keep your finished basement floor dry, even if the concrete gets wet.

Turnaround tips for an old basement floor

Musty odors indicate a moisture problem

A long, horizontal crack in a basement block wall may indicate a dangerously weakened wall.

Install a wood base, then the finish flooring.