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 ...

For homeowners in storm-prone areas, a flooded basement can turn a power outage into a much bigger emergency. One Reddit post from a worried relative seeking advice for a widowed mother-in-law ...

The article examines how sump pumps and interior drainage systems address basement moisture, groundwater, and foundation leaks in Minnesota homes. MANKATO, Minn., Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Which ...

Heavy rainfall can quickly expose weaknesses in a home's basement drainage system. Water collecting near the foundation, ...

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 ...

"The mantra for our Basement Guardian HALO is connect, monitor and trust," said Eric Tinnemeyer, president of Wayne, a Scott Fetzer Consumer Brands company. "A wet or flooded basement is how the other ...

Stratford wants to reinstate a $2,000 rebate program that keeps home groundwater out of municipal sewer pipes.

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 ...

An emergency sump pump is a back-up sump pump for emergency use during pump failure or power failure for homes with or without a full perimeter drainage system, A.K.A. French Drains. If you have a ...

The article examines how sump pumps and interior drainage systems address basement moisture, groundwater, and foundation leaks in Minnesota homes. The article explains that basement waterproofing is a ...