Wet Basements & Drainage
Sump Pump Maintenance: A Twice-Yearly Routine
A twenty-minute routine, twice a year, that catches the sump pump failures which otherwise only reveal themselves during the storm you needed the pump for.
Wet Basements & Drainage
Sump pumps and battery backup, French drains and interior drain tile, downspouts and grading, and what to do when water is already on the floor.
Wet Basements & Drainage
Wet Basements & Drainage
Sump Pump Installation Cost: What Drives the Price
What a sump pump installation actually costs, why concrete floors multiply the price, and how replacement differs from a first-time install.
Wet Basements & Drainage
Water in Basement After Rain: How to Find the Cause
Where and when water appears after rain tells you what is causing it. A diagnostic sequence that runs from free checks to the expensive remedies, in that order.
Wet Basements & Drainage
Flooded Basement: Safe Steps to Clean Up and Dry Out
A safe order of work for a flooded basement: electrical and contamination hazards first, water removal second, drying within 48 hours, then what to keep.
Wet Basements & Drainage
French Drain Cost: Price Per Foot, Interior vs Exterior
What a french drain costs by linear foot and as a whole job, why interior runs cost several times what exterior ones do, and how to read a quote.
Wet Basements & Drainage
Basement Waterproofing: Methods, Order of Work and Cost
What basement waterproofing actually covers, how interior and exterior methods differ, the order that saves the most money, and what published cost figures include.
Wet Basements & Drainage
French Drain: How They Work, Where to Put One, What It Costs
How a french drain works, when an exterior trench beats interior drain tile, how to get the fall right, and what published cost figures actually cover.
Wet Basements & Drainage
Sump Pump Battery Backup: Sizing, Runtime and Options
How to size a sump pump battery backup for a real outage: battery capacity and depth of discharge, duty cycle, water-powered alternatives, and testing it before you need it.
Wet Basements & Drainage
Submersible vs Pedestal Sump Pump: Which Suits Your Pit
How a submersible sump pump differs from a pedestal model on noise, power, pit size, servicing and cost, and which one actually fits your basement.
Wet Basements & Drainage
Sump Pump Guide: How They Work, Sizing and Backup
How a sump pump works, how to size one for your pit and inflow, submersible versus pedestal, the backup options that matter in an outage, and what installation costs.