News City finds new way to dig basements Palo Alto sees uptick in cutoff walls to curb groundwater pumping by Gennady Sheyner January 12, 2018 6:42 am ...

HomeWork Q: I’m thinking of finishing my basement. What do I need to know? A: In terms of remodeling or finishing, basements have a lot going for them. The space is already built out ...

Q. There are two basements in my century-old house, both above ground. I was told that the main beam on the ceiling of the sub-basement has to be replaced because of insect activity (not termites). I ...

Even if digging for caissons and other anchoring devices is needed, he thinks basements make economic sense. “When I started 20 years ago, clients would have laughed if I suggested a basement ...

– dig down in front of the house about 2 feet down and 3 feet out and reconfigure and build new cement stairs from the street to the basement. – waterproof front wall ...

If you want a big house, there's nowhere to go but down. Once dingy repositories for water heaters and furnaces, basements are becoming de rigueur in some of Los Angeles' finest neighborhoods ...

Dig, dig, dig. Time was, California houses often sat on concrete slabs. Now basements are everywhere as land values skyrocket in Silicon Valley and around the Bay Area.

The high cost of housing is encouraging Londoners to build down instead of up. They're digging out basements to create underground mansions — often to neighbors' dismay.

Dear Angie: Is it feasible to dig a new basement under an existing two-story home? If so, what might it cost?