Installing a toilet in a basement can be a rewarding DIY project that adds convenience and value to your home. This video provides a comprehensive guide on how to tackle this task, whether you're ...

Basement toilets are a pervasive feature of Pittsburgh homes -- so much so that one local photographer set out to document them. And although local lore suggests they were first installed so that ...

When planning to finish a basement, a lot of folks decide to put a bathroom down there, and then discover that this can be a very complicated add-on. That’s due to two reasons: One, you might ...

Tour some pre-World War II houses in the northeast and you may come across one of the more peculiar features: a freestanding toilet in the basement, minus any other typical bathroom trappings.

A plumber may be required to plumb supply or waste lines for the basement bathroom. The mean hourly wage for plumbers is around $30, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Let your ...

They even have a name. The “Pittsburgh potty,” wall-less toilets often found out in the open, in the middle of the basement, dates back to before the 1900s, according to one architect.