The 4-bedroom home about 3,280 sq. ft. of living space plus a finished recreation room and half bathroom within the full basement. The house sits on a half-acre lot with a 3-car garage. CONTRIBUTED ...

Q The kids are grown now, and we are renovating a basement room to suit our lifestyle. The toys, beanbag chairs and table hockey have been cleared out. We’d even like the TV to be hidden. What can you ...

Can anyone point me in the direction of easy-to-understand requirements for a staircase leading from a first floor apartment to a basement rec room. We live on the first floor of a 4-family building ...

This two-story home is located on a cul-de-sac in Kingsgate Commons and features four bedrooms and four bathrooms. Originally built in 1990, the home is listed for $389,900 and has a brick and ...

The 3-bedroom home with about 1,580 sq. ft. of living space sits on an irregular lot with large side yards that are surrounded by a wrought-iron fence. At the front, a covered front porch provided ...

In the 1960s, homes had formal, polished living rooms — but the real living was done in the basement rec room. The aesthetic was simple: inexpensive rug atop cement floor, old living room sofa, maybe ...

We’re building a basement rec room with 40 halogen lights, and I’m concerned that the lights are going to be left on overnight. Can anyone recommend a product that addresses this issue? I thought of ...

Dear Dr. Gott: After 14 years of using our finished basement rec room on a daily basis, I have discovered the presence of radon gas. The level ranges between 6 and 7. To disassemble the room is far ...