Museum basements are stacked full of objects which never see the light of day.
I think I have owned all of them in the past, though in which attics and basements they now languish I do not know.
Their conservation is not entirely theoretical: they swap stories about the experiments they perform in rudimentary labs built in their kitchens, basements and garages.
Radon levels are usually higher in basements, cellars or other structural areas in contact with soil.
Remedies for damp or wet basements can be as simple as rerouting downspouts, regrading slopes away from foundation walls, or applying water-resistant paints to interior surfaces.
The search extends to attics and basements across the nation.
While attics, basements, and garages are good places to store old toys and books, they're less than ideal for clothes.
Works on any floor, even carpets, to insulate living areas, garages and basements.
Attics get too hot in the spring and summer, basements are too damp, and garages are dusty and prone to insects (your clothes' worst enemy).
Open-source software, in other words, has moved from the basements of Linkin Park fans to the desks of the largest corporations in the US.
The early white-collar workers stood or perched on stools at high wooden desks in damp basements and garrets, where they were quite likely to contract tuberculosis as well as eye strain.
As it turned out, some of them live with their families and children in basements of the houses.
Even worse: there are elderly people who tremble in the basements of the houses there.
