Finding water in your basement can be a real nightmare for homeowners, especially if this exact scene has already happened before and you thought you’d taken all the precautions to prevent water from ...

The truth of the matter is that most basement water problems are not basement problems at all, but exterior drainage problems. So before you consider a sump-pump installation, take a good look (in the ...

Ah, there’s nothing like a spring shower . . . the way the air gets washed fresh and clean, the way the grass perks up, the way the water fills the basement . . . Sometimes a basement water problem is ...

The problem of moving standing water from one place to another has preoccupied engineers for thousands of years. Historians report that even Archimedes worked on the problem. Fortunately for modern ...

When heavy seasonal rains start pooling around your house, the last thing you want is to be humming Johnny Cash’s “Five Feet High and Rising” as water creeps up in your basement. But that may be the ...

Sump pumps are essential to keeping your house dry and free of mold and mildew. They come to the rescue for emergency flooding and for groundwater that threatens the basement and foundation. The ...

The thunderstorms, flash floods, tornado warnings and odd hurricane of the past few years have taught Tom Grein a hard-learned lesson: Expect the unexpected. Don't automatically assume your basement ...