A dry basement is superb. A basement that leaks is anything but! To keep the basement of your new house dry, several important design elements need to be included in the exterior drainage and grading ...

This consists of a gravel-embedded perforated pipe installed in a trench that slopes toward a drainage point. It’s a good solution for flooding caused by groundwater. Typically installed six to 24 ...

Editor’s note: In light of recent rains, we are reprinting a timely column originally published June 6, 2009. We have a 1973 two-story house with a basement that we’ve owned for about two years. The ...

An unexpected inhabitant lurking in a Pittsburgh woman's basement drain has terrified the internet. Filming down the drain, artist Melissa Ciccocioppo captured spine-chilling footage of the mass of ...

Here in the Pacific Northwest, many of us have been faced with unwelcome water in our basements at one time or another. Saturated soils following periods of unrelenting rain -- or, this winter, snow - ...

Q. Our house, built in the 1920s, has basement walls made of telephone tile (a type of clay blocks). We have quite a bit of seepage with rain. My husband wants to solve this problem by having interior ...

When Merrick and Phillip White looked at the unused section of their basement, they saw potential—but not a clear plan. They wanted the space to reflect their shared commitment to health, while also ...

WATERLOO | The city is ramping up its plumbing education efforts as it prepares to start a foundation drain disconnection program. Building Official Craig Clark said his department began fielding many ...

ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) – The heavy rain heading our way is raising major concerns about flooding. Th Metropolitan Sewer District is doing its best to stay ahead of the storm. MSD crews have been ...

So, this is the 2nd time my basement has gotten wet (the recent tornado is the 2nd, and the 1st was back in the huge storm in March or April a few months back) and its solely due to the drain that is ...

In the Pacific Northwest, keeping your basement dry is easier said than done. But local experts have some advice.