A basement stairway has been the scene of many accidents where there was nothing to hang onto. And so has a wide-open or steep stairway where there’s no railing for support on the opposite wall.

Q: We live in a 1948, three-level Cape Cod home. The steps leading to our finished basement appear to have been rather rustically homemade. We’ve torn the carpeting and padding off them and they all ...

Question: We live in a 1948, three-level Cape Cod home. The steps leading to our finished basement appear to have been rather rustically homemade. We've torn the carpeting and padding off them and ...

Installing a basement drainage system is filthy, backbreaking work, but it's not complicated. With a little instruction from our drain tile experts, you can do a ...