Q: After heavy rainfall yesterday, I noticed water seeping through my basement floor. I removed the water and dried my floors, but the water is back today. What should I do to fix the issue and ...

FARGO - If the water table in your area is above your basement floor, you may be dealing with water seeping into the basement. Water can get into the basement where the walls and floor meet and ...

Dealing with a damp basement is annoying enough, but seeing water leaking through cracks in the foundation or mortar joints can feel downright overwhelming. The good news is there are solutions that ...

Q: I recently read your article regarding "Are cracks in basement walls troublesome?" and I am wondering about cracks in basement floors. I have a number of cracks that run the entire width/length of ...

Q. I'm writing in regards to your article about getting water running away from the house. It sounds like just what I need. My house is 60 years old, in good shape and is well kept up, but for the ...

Basements are untapped resources in many homes. You can finish a basement, transforming it into a living room, home office, teen's bedroom, or a dream entertainment room or home gym. You can even turn ...

Owning a home means dealing with repairs. Something always needs attention. A leaky faucet here, a weird noise from the ...

Sigh. Not only did our basement flood last night, but this morning the front room on our garden floor also had some water (an area rug was wet in places). From the basement, one could see a seam of ...

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 ...