Basement construction before 1970 was a byproduct of proper frost-line engineering, not a luxury add-on. Mid-century poured concrete walls were built to handle lateral soil pressure that modern ...

In 1994, Mike Hancock gave up his job as a project manager with a nuclear power plant to put his engineering background to use in the residential building industry. He moved to Oklahoma where he ...

I'm at the beginning stages of building a new house which will include an unfinished basement. I have a 42U Dell rack that is going in that basement. Eventually when I finish it, I want to build the ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...