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 ...

(MENAFN- iCrowdNewsWire) Plumbing mishaps are often brought on by rainy days, especially if your property has a basement or crawl area. Your home's perimeter drain can allow rain or natural ...

A local plumber explains how to test your sump pump, why battery backups matter during power outages, and what upgrades can ...

The typical cost range to install a sump pump is between $1,200 and $2,500, with a national average cost of $1,500. Some of the main factors that affect the cost of sump pump installation include the ...

Q. We live on a lake and the water level is high. The house is 13 years old and has a six foot high basement. The basement has some water spots on the walls and in two corners. It seems that the spots ...

Kevin installs wallpaper; Lee explains sprinkler heads; Richard installs a sump pump. Kevin O'Connor teams up with wallpaper expert, Carmen Gonzalez, to help a Miami homeowner create a focal point ...

Racine is giving 100 homeowners up to $5,000 to install a new sump pump in their homes. The goal of this effort is to prevent sanitary sewer system backup into homes. Grant money for the sump pumps ...

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 ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...