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 ...

In the Northeast, where I live, many houses have basements and rely on sump pumps to keep the basement dry. The basement sump pump’s job is to pump ground water from a sump pit that extends below the ...

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Q: I hope you can help me decide on a good backup power system for my basement sump pumps. We recently invested a lot of money to finish out our basement, and it's beautiful. We would be devastated ...

Got more questions about sump pumps, how they work and how to install one? Here are some helpful links. “There’s a simple way to ensure that your sump pump continues to operate even when the power ...

Q: The sump basin in my basement floor fills all the time with water even when it doesn't rain. The plastic liner has holes in it and I'm wondering if I should replace the liner with one that does not ...