A sump pump keeps basements dry. It's absolutely essential if your basement floor pad was poured close to the natural water table. Installing one is pretty simple, but requires some forethought. First ...

Q. We live on a lake and the water level is high. The house is 13 years old and has a six foot high basement. The basement has some water spots on the walls and in two corners. It seems that the spots ...

The typical cost range to install a sump pump is between $1,200 and $2,500, with a national average cost of $1,500. Some of the main factors that affect the cost of sump pump installation include the ...

Pennsylvania could receive several more inches of rain over a day or two early next week from the remnants of Hurricane Florence. So what does a professional have to say about protecting a home from ...

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Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

In an ideal world, there'd be no basement flooding. But in reality, despite our best efforts to address the underlying issue, basement moisture remains a sometimes expensive, always exasperating ...