I want to raise part of the floor in the main area of my finished basement. I own a small brownstone in Carroll Gardens. The basement was finished before I bought the house this past spring. The ...

Like many houses with raised basements, the first floor in Lindsey and Pinky Rohm's Uptown home served for years mainly as a catch-all for unneeded items. It was just a "dark mess with a pool table ...

I had some plumbers remove a toilet that was about to fall from the 2nd to the 1st floor. Now we don’t have a toiilet! So we’re considering putting one in the basement. The plumber advised me that ...

Finishing a basement is one of the most popular home renovation projects for some very good reasons. First and foremost, it’s one of the best ways to spend your money, with a return on investment (ROI ...

Dear Jerry: I would like to install a Saniflo toilet system in my basement and would like your thoughts on if that type of system is reliable. The toilet would only be used a few times a week. While ...