In an ideal world, basements wouldn’t flood, but despite best efforts to address underlying issues, basement moisture remains a sometimes expensive and always exasperating difficulty for many ...

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 ...

Sump pumps are devices that will keep your basement or crawl space from flooding or, even worse, damage your home foundation. Sump pumps activate once the water has reached a certain level in your ...

Our basement has only flooded twice in 15 years. Would it be wise--or a waste of money--to install a sump pump? This is a matter of personal preference, and depends on the cost of installing the sump ...

Selecting and installing a pump for a homeowner’s sump and waste-management system is never a one-size-fits-all project. For the professional installer, multiple factors need to be considered before ...

Debbie Wolfe is an author and content creator. In addition to being a contributing writer at Forbes, she writes for other leading online home improvement, DIY, and garden media outlets and online ...