Measure Everything Know how much space you are working with. This is particularly important regarding height: Many local regulations on turning a basement into a livable area require that the basement ...

When the author discovered water in her basement after a hard rain, she got a crash course in the potential problems that lie beneath many Seattle-area homes.

Groundwater bubbled up in the basement of the Carter Community Center in Southeast Queens. The building is just one of many in the area dealing with groundwater issues.

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said an oil leak that went into the ground water at a home in Waterbury poses a threat to the local waterways. DEEP responded to ...