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 ...

Spring brings more than sunny days and blooming flowers. This is also the season of rapid snowmelt, swollen rivers, and frequent rainstorms that raise the groundwater table and floods basements and ...

Q: We’ve had to replace several sump pumps in just a few years and I’m wondering why. We initially had a pump with the float on a rod, but the first time our basement flooded, it was because lime ...

Racine is giving 100 homeowners up to $5,000 to install a new sump pump in their homes. The goal of this effort is to prevent sanitary sewer system backup into homes. Grant money for the sump pumps ...

Dear Ken: The builder put in a sump pump pit in the basement, but there isn’t a pump inside. Do you think I need one? It’s about a third full now. — Frank Answer: Generally, builders don’t install a ...

This article was published 02/09/2007 (5906 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current. QUESTION — I installed a sump pit, 15 years ago, as backup to remove weeping tile water from the ...

Due to some recent mystery water intrusion in my basement (which I'm in the process of finishing), I've decided to add a sump pump as an additional line of defense. So, I headed out to our local ...

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 ...