Heavy rainfall has forced some homeowners to peel up soggy basement carpeting and contemplate what to do next. Despite the risks — and the reality that nothing stands up to flooding as well as ...

Q: What are your thoughts on end grain wood flooring? I don’t know how well it would stand up in a busy kitchen, but I’d like to try it. A: Most wood flooring is made from lumber where the face of ...

So I live in an area with a very high clay content in the soil. The entire neighboorhood also happens to be built on natural springs. So the water table is alreayd pretty high. The basement walls had ...