Something has changed in homeowners’ attitudes toward flooring, making tile one of the top options. ​​Kitchens, basements, and entryways are all seeing a surge in tile floor installation, a shift ...

Q. Our home is 12 years old. Almost from the start the basement floor started getting black blotches which just got larger and larger. In the center it begins to get white and chalky. I have had ...

Cracks in basement floors can make any homeowner nervous. You might worry about structural issues, water seepage, or foundation issues. While some cracks in the concrete slab are harmless, others can ...

This can happen from excess heaving of the basement floor slab and the soil underneath or movement in the soil outside the foundation walls. Sometimes the tiles become broken or crushed, from the same ...

Every Midwesterner knows the issue. You invest thousands of dollars in finishing that lower-level space only to realize your feet are cold whenever you spend time enjoying it. We really shouldn’t be ...

Q: Our house has concrete slab floors, no basement or crawl. Our air conditioner and water softener used to drain to an opening in the floor in the utility closet, but the drain is stopped up. I was ...