Finishing a basement is an ideal way to expand your living space without expanding your house. Since your basement already has the basics of a room in place - walls, floor, ceiling - it doesn't take a ...

Mary Weichert, a real estate agent in Chatham, New Jersey, for 20 years, has seen a shift in expectations for finished basements. They're no longer just a nice-to-have feature for your home – they're ...

Dawn Weinberger is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon who has contributed to numerous publications and websites over the past 20 years, including RD.com, Glamour, Women's Health, Entrepreneur, and ...

Don’t let your basement just be a half-finished storage room. Laurey W. Glenn; Stylist: Matthew Gleason Whether you’re taking an unfinished basement and turning it into a livable space or sprucing up ...

Even if it’s currently unfinished and crammed with storage boxes, your basement likely has loads of potential. If you’re looking for more liveable square footage, finishing your lower level is a great ...

Turning an unfinished basement or bonus room (such as the attic) into a living area is a major remodeling project that involves hundreds of details. Before you get started, take stock of the space and ...

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 ...

Dustin and Patti Lavallee's project to remake their unfinished, dank basement into a full-on, mini apartment landed Dustin in the ER only three times. Once he was in a hurry to cut something; twice he ...

The easiest and least expensive method of adding livable square footage to a house is to remodel the basement into usable living space. Launching a new business that specializes in basement remodeling ...