HAWTHORNE, New Jersey (WABC) -- The walls of a basement collapsed in a New Jersey apartment building Sunday morning, forcing the evacuation of residents. The walls caved in shortly after 9 a.m. at the ...

Dealing with a damp basement is annoying enough, but seeing water leaking through cracks in the foundation or mortar joints can feel downright overwhelming. The good news is there are solutions that ...

Building a bedroom in the basement without an egress window is a serious code violation and a major safety hazard. Many homeowners think they can simply convert their basement into a bedroom by adding ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. I read with interest the article "Building code proposals draw groups’ fire" (Aug. 13) about the Home Builders Association trying ...

A 17-story office building in Midtown Manhattan was evacuated Tuesday afternoon after a basement wall partially collapsed. Firefighters responded to the building on East 59th Street between Park and ...