As winter ends and snow melts, water can seep into your basement, causing major problems for your sump pump. Here's how to ...

We have been having some awful storms recently and lots of people around us have been losing power. My neighborhood has been good as all our power lines are buried except for a larger (array???) or ...

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 ...

Summer storms have made their way across the United States over the past weeks with more on the horizon. For homeowners with below-ground basements, it’s also the perfect time of year to check that ...

Your faithful sump pump is waiting to save your basement from stormwater damage. But it may not be able to do the job alone. It needs a sidekick, a helpmate, a partner. It needs a battery backup sump ...

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 ...

The rain expected Tuesday afternoon, along with melting snow and ice could cause problems in and around Central Ohio homes. The last thing most people want is water coming inside their home. To that ...

Q: My house is surrounded by wetlands and ferns. We have a constant influx of water coming through our drain tiles and into the sump pump due to a high water table or spring nearby. Our sump pump has ...

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 ...