You, too, can dig 50 tons of dirt out of your basement—with a particular set of skills. Turning an unusable basement into a finished one includes legal requirements. The project took $10,000 and about ...

Q: I’m thinking of finishing my basement. What do I need to know? A: In terms of remodeling or finishing, basements have a lot going for them. The space is already built out structurally, and there is ...

We are buying a building with a finished basement which we would like to connect with the first floor unit to create an owner’s duplex. The ceilings, however, are very very low. I asked our home ...