As I walk down the stairs, the whooshing sound gets louder.

There is a long list of "concerns," one of them being that the basement stair height is unsafe?.

But just between you and me grandma, and as much as I love you, if you're still walking the planet in 10 years, I'm going to take you to the top of the basement stairs and give you a little nudge.

well handiness isnt a concern but it is 5 rooms, 2 hallways and stairs.

Make sure to have a cement board backer with an appropriate moisture barrier.  

The water was coming in from the storm drain in the stair well of the front door.

Fix your smoke detectors, make sure your stairs are lit with battery back-up emergency lights.

It is really hard and definitely not plastic and does have real cement or grount in between.

I have to this 1/2 bath to a full bath conversion to accommodate a senior family me who cannot climb stairs anymore. 

The first day was questionable but on the second day he spent 6 hours and $20 worth of materials to caulk 10 feet of cracked cement while using "my tools" then had the nerve to stick me with $100 bill for a hard days worth of work.