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 ...

About 10 years ago, Basement Contractors of Oklahoma, Edmond, Okla., started building insulated above-grade concrete walls, and over the years has built about 20 homes this way along with a handful of ...

Q: I just bought my first house and am about to remodel my basement. The previous owners of the house glued 2-inch-thick foam insulation to the poured concrete walls. It’s got an aluminum foil face on ...

Dear Jerry: I read your columns weekly and enjoy them, but your recent series on wet or damp basements made me want to contact you. Weekly on the radio I hear about this problem and the answer is the ...

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Replacing a basement window set in concrete isn’t your average DIY it takes planning, the right tools, and a solid understanding of what you're getting into. In this video, I break down everything I ...

Out of all the usual household tasks, washing the floors is one of the easiest to put off (repeatedly). It’s a lot of hassle to go through only to have people walk on the clean floors as soon as they ...