Reader question: We own a 45-year-old home in a development. The house is well-built, with a full basement and sits on more than a half-acre of land. We have made some significant renovations and the ...

So I live in an area with a very high clay content in the soil. The entire neighboorhood also happens to be built on natural springs. So the water table is alreayd pretty high. The basement walls had ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. water leaking into my basement after heavy rain Q: Lately I’ve noticed water leaking into my basement after heavy rain. It seems ...

There is dampness in my basement between the walls and the floor. The basement is unfinished. How do I find a reliable outfit to review my problem and give me advice that I can trust? What questions ...

Zach Scott is a former MSUM wrestler who now wants to help homeowners pin their leaky basements and moisture problems to the mat. Zach Scott, owner and co-founder of a new basement repair business, ...

Whether you have a finished basement for additional living space or an unfinished basement for storage, it’s likely the coldest room in your home. In the summer, this may be an asset—but getting ...

Q: I read your December article about basement leakage. I, too, have a basement foundation of fieldstone. The house dates to 1835 or thereabouts. You mentioned that this basement construction made use ...

Q. My house was built in the ’40s and has a cinder-block foundation. On the inside, it has paint that’s peeling. Some of the blocks are crumbling, but the problem is not deep, less than an inch. In ...