Basement water that starts with a clogged gutter or a sloping yard can quickly turn into a five‑figure problem once flooring, ...

For homeowners with basements, nothing is as frustrating and costly as unexpected flooding. A clogged outdoor drain can turn a routine rainstorm into a financial nightmare, leaving behind soaked ...

Here in the Pacific Northwest, many of us have been faced with unwelcome water in our basements at one time or another. Saturated soils following periods of unrelenting rain -- or, this winter, snow - ...

Editor’s note: In light of recent rains, we are reprinting a timely column originally published June 6, 2009. We have a 1973 two-story house with a basement that we’ve owned for about two years. The ...