It typically costs between $2,800 and $34,500 to finish a basement, with homeowners across the country paying a national average of $18,398. The biggest factors that affect cost for this project ...

Your basement can be more than a utility and storage area. With some forethought and good techniques, you can make it as warm, comfortable and inviting as any other room in the house. But, make no ...

Q. I live in a 14 year old townhouse and plan at some point to finish my basement for some added space. A problem that has persisted since I moved in (I'm the original owner) is this: bugs in the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Once upon a time, basements were just used for storage, laundry, and heating. But nowadays, a finished ...

Finished basements might look like any other room in the house, but being underground still puts them at a higher risk for ...

I am having a licensed contractor finish my basement: he will put in a new floor and new stairs, repair and paint the walls and a window, take out some wooden dividers and take out the ceiling. He ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - If you've decided to turn your basement into livable space and think you can save some cash by managing the project on your own, don't. Ventilation problems, safety issues and work ...

In the last six months I have been learning lessons that about what it means to do the suburban thing and finish my basement. Little did I know that the all the fears where justified. But since I have ...