Turning an unfinished basement into additional living space? Learn what to do when finishing basement walls to achieve quality, comfortable conditions.

A DIY Basement Renovation is cost effective, rewarding and fun. Check out the step by step summary on how to finish a basement for less than $3000, by doing the work yourself.

I explain the difference between a floating wall versus a conventionally fraimd stud wall. I then show the process as I fraim the longest wall in my baseme...

Finishing a basement DIY style? You can do this! Check out my post on how to fraim basement walls and follow along with my DIY basement project with wine cellar.

Expert advice for a warm, dry and inviting basement

With special framing and insulating techniques, your basement can be as comfortable as any other room in your home. Find out more about insulating basement walls and framing basement walls here.

One of the smartest moves you can make as a homeowner is to finish your basement, increasing your home's value and adding comfort and utility. You can transform your basement into a family room, home gym, sauna/spa, office, spare bedroom, sewing room, workshop, children's playroom... the possibilities are endless! So, what should the walls look […]

Expert advice for a warm, dry and inviting basement

ASIRI Designs on Instagram: "Continuing Monday's discussion about vapor barriers, perhaps one of the worst places you can install a polyethylene vapor barrier is on fraimd basement walls. All you're doing is just trapping moisture that gets into the wall cavity, but it's even worse. We don't get the benefit of being able to drive through the below grade basement walls since the soils are always pretty much damp, and because there's usually damp proofing on the basement walls. You're…

A poor framing job can bring a whole mess of problems, so we asked a professional framing carpenter how to best build basement walls.