In the Northeast, where I live, many houses have basements and rely on sump pumps to keep the basement dry. The basement sump pump’s job is to pump ground water from a sump pit that extends below the ...

Pennsylvania could receive several more inches of rain over a day or two early next week from the remnants of Hurricane Florence. So what does a professional have to say about protecting a home from ...

We have been having some awful storms recently and lots of people around us have been losing power. My neighborhood has been good as all our power lines are buried except for a larger (array???) or ...

The thunderstorms, flash floods, tornado warnings and odd hurricane of the past few years have taught Tom Grein a hard-learned lesson: Expect the unexpected. Don't automatically assume your basement ...

Home insurance only covers basement floods if they happen for certain reasons. Most policies cover damage from burst pipes, leaking appliances and overflowing toilets. But a lot of basement flooding ...

When the power goes out during a heavy rainstorm, having a portable generator can keep your sump pump running and the basement dry. It’s also handy for keeping food from spoiling in a refrigerator and ...