Your basement's last line of defense may already be broken without you knowing.

A plumbing expert urges homeowners to check their sump pumps as spring rain and snowmelt increase the risk of basement flooding.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As spring rain and snowmelt increase the risk of basement flooding, a plumbing expert says homeowners should check their sump ...