Category Basement & Garage

Your house is only as safe as its weakest entry point, and for many, that point is an overhead garage door. While homeowners typically install strong front entry doors, garage door security often takes a backseat-unfortunate, as approximately nine percent of burglars break in through the garage, according to the National Association of Certified Home…

If you're shopping for a garage door, style and material choices will be abundant, but which meet your needs? Get to know the best types of garage doors.

A musty smell in the basement that comes from mold and mildew presents potential harm to your home. Follow these 4 steps to cure the problem and the odor.

Your home gets one chance to make a good first impression-and it does so largely with its garage door. In fact, research shows that when it comes to curb appeal, investing in a solid, spiffy-looking garage door matters more than various other exterior improvements you could undertake. The benefits of installing a new garage door…

A garage door opener is a complicated creature. In fact, despite its name, your garage door opener is actually a series of different systems connected together. So, as you might suspect, there's a lot that can possibly go wrong: a door might stop responding to its remote, make a strange noise, or simply get stuck in an open…

Banish the cold from your garage for better DIY conditions year-round with the best garage heater for your buck.

Is your garage poorly lit? Try any (or all) of these 10 garage lighting ideas to boost the safety, visibility, efficiency, and even the beauty of the space.

If you'd like to use your garage workshop throughout all seasons, follow this advice for heating the garage and creating a productive workspace.

Turning an unfinished basement into extra living space? Learn what to do when finishing basement walls to achieve quality, comfortable conditions.

A number of issues could be to blame for your garage door not opening. Follow this troubleshooting guide to find the fix, be it a DIY or a professional one.

Depending on what's causing the moisture problem, you might need a DIY fix or some pro assistance in waterproofing basement walls. Start with these tips.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, basements are more likely to take on water than any other part of your home because they're below grade, i.e., located below the ground's surface. While drainage provisions don't eliminate the possibility of flooding entirely (yes, some do eventually fail), they're usually made during the construction of a new home in an attempt to…

Reverse the clock on your garage's concrete floor and protect from future wear and tear with these best garage floor paints.

Need to remove excess moisture from the air in your lower level? Learn how to choose the best dehumidifiers for basements and see three top-rated options.

These basement flooding cleanup tips may help as you begin to assess and address the damage done. Time is of the essence.

Not all cracks necessarily point to foundation problems. Find out when you should really worry about cracks in the basement floor-and what to do about them.

Your cars don't have to squeeze into their dedicated space! Use this guide to find out which garage storage ideas meet all of your organizational needs.

There are some things you should never keep in the garage. Watch our video to see if you have some of these forbidden items sitting out there right now

Whether you'd like to make your home's exterior cohesive, better accent existing architecture, or totally change things up, turn first to your garage door.

This article has been brought to you by Amvic Building System, who provided with a complimentary product sample. In an effort to carve out more living space-without spending a fortune-countless homeowners take on basement finishing projects each year. Some hire a contractor to handle the job from beginning to end. But others opt to do at least…