Upgrade an unsafe basement stairway. Adding a handrail, risers, reinforcement, etc.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #289 May-Jun 1988 (v.38#5) pg. 82
Basement exit (egress) windows. The importance of having an emergency exit from a basement. How to select and retrofit a window to serve the purpose. Also looks at window well design and construction options.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #309 Jun 1990 (v.40#6) pg. 42
Tips on installing an escape window in a basement bedroom.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #332 Oct 1992 (v.42#9) pg. 11
Safety regulations involving basement bedroom windows and window wells summarized.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #370 Jul-Aug 1996 (v.46#7) pg. 10
Tips on cutting an opening for a door in an existing poured-concrete wall.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #41 Aug-Sep 1987 pg. 10
Cutting out basic stairs. A straight run of basement steps provides a useful lesson in calculating rise and run, and in cutting stringers.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #100 Feb-Mar 1996 pg. 54
Added Info FINE HOMEBUILDING #102 Apr-May 1996 pg. 8
Installing storage drawers in the open-riser portion of a basement staircase.
FINE WOODWORKING #114 Sep-Oct 1995 pg. 14
How to install an outside entrance to a basement.
HANDY ANDY Feb 1978 (v.2#5) pg. 60
Adding an outside basement entrance using a prebuilt steel door unit.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #485 Oct 1968 (v.64) pg. 86
How to replace basement stairs. Includes instructions for building a replacement set with a landing and right-angle turn at the midpoint.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #614 Jul 1979 (v.75) pg. 58
Rebuilding cellar stairs.
OLD-HOUSE JOURNAL Jul 1984 (v.12#6) pg. 117
Tip: Fill the outside entrance to a cellar with plastic bags full of leaves during the winter. Serves as insulation and provides fresh leaves for spring compost or mulch.
ORGANIC GARDENING Nov 1981 (v.28#11) pg. 14
Adding an outside entrance to your basement. Uses a steel door and steel step-stringers.
POPULAR MECHANICS Apr 1972 (v.137#4) pg. 144
How to add an outdoor basement entryway to an existing house.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jun 1981 (v.155#6) pg. 117
How to install replacement cellar doors. Tips on installing exterior steel doors on a variety of entryway foundations.
POPULAR MECHANICS Mar 1985 (v.162#3) pg. 54
Installing an egress window for a basement bedroom.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jun 1998 (v.175#6) pg. 126
Floating design for basement stairs.
POPULAR SCIENCE Sep 1963 (v.183#3) pg. 123
Face lift for basement stairs.
POPULAR SCIENCE Sep 1980 (v.217#3) pg. 103
How to install a precast concrete stairwell and steel bulkhead to provide direct access to a basement from out of doors.
PRACTICAL HOMEOWNER Dec 1989-Jan 1990 (v.4#9) pg. 62
Under stair storage. Enclose an open basement stairway and install concealed storage and a cedar closet.
WORKBENCH Aug-Sep 1992 (v.48#4) pg. 36