When building a new home, plan the foundation to include an exterior staircase and entry basement doors. The foundation contractor can build a foundation extension or areaway to fit the door system ...

Q: What would it cost to have an outside entrance built down into my basement from the backyard? The basement is unfinished and the indoor stairs are narrow enough that I had to temporarily remove ...

Dear Jerry: We had the outside entrance to our basement rebuilt about 4-5 years ago. It has the double wood Bilco-type doors that you lift open to walk down the few steps to the basement door. Last ...

Basements come in all different shapes and sizes. Some folks have dingy basements with cement floors covered in dust and cobwebs, places visited only to change the furnace filter or flip a switch on ...