A dry basement is a comfortable basement, and waterproofing the floor helps keep it that way. It's a fairly simple project you can do yourself. The post What To Know About Waterproofing a Concrete ...

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 ...

Because unsealed concrete is naturally porous, when a basement or garage floods or something spills, floors made of the material tend to absorb the liquid, which, if given a chance to soak in, can ...

Of course, if the current floor does have insulation under it, you could just pour the new, lightweight concrete over the original slab. The older concrete would act as thermal mass for the new ...

Q. Our concrete basement floor was painted before we moved into our house, but the floor was bare in spots. We had it repainted, but now the new paint comes off easily if scuffed.