For the best protection, Ashbusters recommends that you install smoke detector alarms on every level of your home, and this includes the basement. Alarms in the basement should be installed on the ceiling at the bottom of the stairs. You should also put an alarm inside each bedroom as well as one outside of each sleeping area in your home. To reduce the number of false alarms when cooking, you should keep your smoke detectors at least ten feet away from any cooking appliance. On