If your basement smells a little “earthy” after a storm, your garden might be part of the problem. When rain can’t soak in where it lands, it follows the easiest path—often straight toward your ...

Basements are untapped resources in many homes. You can finish a basement, transforming it into a living room, home office, teen's bedroom, or a dream entertainment room or home gym. You can even turn ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mold damage on white walls - Animaflora/Getty Images When the basement floods, the first thing you notice is water. The second ...

If a musty odor is keeping you from using your basement, it’s time for ...

Q: We purchased our first home about two months ago, and we hired a home inspector to check it out. But two months after moving in we discovered black mold in the basement. The inspection report says ...

This story was produced through a collaboration between Climate Central, BridgeDetroit, and Grist. Wilma Price was sleeping in her basement bedroom in 2021 when she woke up to a cacophony of noise, ...

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Mold is not only unsightly, but also unhealthy. Although mold can be found almost everywhere, you don’t want to find it in your home. Mold is a red flag to buyers, and may cause them to reconsider ...

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Some 70,000 homes flooded in 2023, leaving mold in many West Side homes, including in Dorothy Rosenthal’s basement. The ...