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 ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

The problem of moving standing water from one place to another has preoccupied engineers for thousands of years. Historians report that even Archimedes worked on the problem. Fortunately for modern ...

United Kingdom, 23rd Sep 2024 - Are you worried that your sump pump isn't working properly? Perhaps you've noticed water accumulating in your basement, or maybe you've heard unusual sounds coming from ...

The truth of the matter is that most basement water problems are not basement problems at all, but exterior drainage problems. So before you consider a sump-pump installation, take a good look (in the ...

What is a sump pump? It’s a device with one goal in life: to keep your basement or crawl space from flooding, coming to your rescue when your home is in hot water—or any water, in fact. “Sump pumps ...

When heavy seasonal rains start pooling around your house, the last thing you want is to be humming Johnny Cash’s “Five Feet High and Rising” as water creeps up in your basement. But that may be the ...

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 ...