It may be freezing cold or boiling hot outside your window, but no matter what your go-to excuse currently is for not exercising, building a basement gym can eradicate it, pronto. No time to commute ...

POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...

Turning a basement into a 5,000-gallon indoor fish pond required intense planning, engineering, and a lot of problem-solving.

I am looking at a raised ranch house, which unfortunately doesn't have a basement. I'd like to know if it makes sense to build a basement underneath or build an attached one. Or should I just be ...

Finishing a basement is a great way to add to your home’s livable square footage, and it can serve as a major selling point when you put your house on the market. But basements can be tricky. Many ...

The basement is where good intentions go to hide. Damp corners. Tippy towers of boxes. Lost gloves, rogue bulbs, and the mystery cable you’re scared to throw away. Sturdy shelves change that story. I ...

When Merrick and Phillip White looked at the unused section of their basement, they saw potential—but not a clear plan. They wanted the space to reflect their shared commitment to health, while also ...

[Peter Sripol] is something of a legend in the DIY RC aircraft crowd. He’s friends with Flite Test, and there he built an enormous RC cargo plane that could easily carry a small child aloft. Now, ...