Basement water that starts with a clogged gutter or a sloping yard can quickly turn into a five‑figure problem once flooring, drywall, and electrical systems are involved. When poor drainage sends ...

I recently had a plumbing emergency in my own home. The main drain pipe under the basement floor got clogged with toilet paper. The culprit is a newer low-flush toilet in a basement bathroom. I’ve ...

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 ...

Q: After heavy rainfall yesterday, I noticed water seeping through my basement floor. I removed the water and dried my floors, but the water is back today. What should I do to fix the issue and ...

RUTH COLEMAN, a schoolteacher in Somerset, Pa., came home to find her basement flooded. The whole house was tied into the floor drain, so when it was clogged, nothing in the house worked. She called ...

On the floor of your home's utility areas such as the laundry room, basement, and garage, lives a hardworking, underappreciated piece of plumbing known as a floor drain. Although it tends to be ...

Q. We moved into our 1999 home just over a year ago and have already had problems with our basement washing machine clogging and spilling water onto the floor from the point where the machine’s drain ...

Mold on the basement floor. Mildew on leather furniture. A foundation wall breaking apart.All problems Kilbuck Township resident Lynne Mason said are the result of a clogged storm sewer line.Mason ...