If a sump pump fails, you can end up with water damage in your basement or crawl space. Test your sump pump before the next ...

I plan to put in a sump and a pump in my cellar to protect against flooding. How can I cut through four inches of concrete to dig a sump? There are concrete cutters out there who will do the job for ...

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 ...

Q Should I leave the bottom of my basement sump open or create a concrete bottom in the sump? Should I direct the weeping tile into the sump? We really need a good sump pump at wet times of the year, ...

When the skies open and power lines go down, a reliable backup sump pump could be the difference between a dry basement and thousands of dollars in damage (along with a big headache). And because ...

Homeowners rarely give much thought to their sump pumps except when things go wrong. Often hidden away in a basement sump basin, these devices activate to pump water outside when water reaches a ...

The thunderstorms, flash floods, tornado warnings and odd hurricane of the past few years have taught Tom Grein a hard-learned lesson: Expect the unexpected. Don't automatically assume your basement ...

WILD WEATHER typically drags mechanical contractors out to face unprecedented dangers: subzero temperatures that invite frostbite; bone-chilling, rain-soaked emergency calls; and torrential downpours ...