Because basements are partially below grade, or under the ground, an egress window is often installed near a window well, ...

Q: I live in a townhouse in Gaithersburg, Maryland, built in the early 1980s. It has a finished basement with a small egress window with a rounded well outside. During heavy rainstorms, which we've ...

Door barricades are the latest industry response to a tragic event. Cocoanut Grove. Triangle Shirtwaist. Our Lady of Angels School. Each of these events resulted in the deaths of hundreds of men, ...

Not all homes have basements, but if yours does and it doesn't have this essential feature, you better get one before Mike Holmes catches you.

CT fire officials said they were 'vehemently opposed' to the change in the building code and one stairway exit could lead to ...

Q: I live in a townhouse built in the early 1980s. It has a finished basement with a small egress window with a rounded well outside. During heavy rainstorms, which we've had many of this summer, this ...