Our basement door (which I think is a Bilco or some sort of variant) is dying- in addition to the handle being missing (it can only be opened with one person pulling from outside while another inside ...

Wet basement? Thinking about calling a basement waterproofing contractor? Stop. Many contractors will propose the installation of expensive interior drainage systems — even if you don’t need one — ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: In light of recent rains, we are reprinting a timely column originally published June 6, 2009. We have a 1973 two-story house with a basement that we’ve owned for about two years. The ...