It guarantees experience in fixing leaky g faucets, knowing termites from ants, shoveling a snow off a roof, and solving a damp basement problem.

He was frogmarched to a damp basement on a university campus where a single bulb hanging from the ceiling lit up the faces of about 20 other captives.

Rose talks mostly about the cold weather and keeps comparing the cosy, warm room to the dark, damp basement and to the cold weather outside.

The house was renovated by a local building in 1960 but was never more than a very drafty pile with a very damp basement.

They can often be found around decaying organic matter, and in sewers, drains, damp basements, porches, and other damp locations.