Installing a basement drainage system is ... hurricanes and floods. Here’s a list of basement floor drain systems to get rid of water. There's no getting around it: Busting up concrete is ...

A big pipe carries waste from your house to the main sewer line under the street. If either becomes plugged or overloaded, sewage backs up and flows out of the lowest available drain. That’s ...

I usually recommend installing “weep holes” on the ... and completely fill the footing drains under the basement floor.” His plan would be to “remove all sources of water next to the ...

Then, the drain pipes divert the water to a sump pump which pumps the water outside. First, the basement floor around the perimeter is busted up and removed to install an interior drain.

he wasn’t in the business of installing areaway drains at the time; I was so I can tell you how it was done. After the foundation walls were run up and before the basement concrete floor slab ...

DEAR TIM: My last house had a basement that ... I’m confident that my drain tile was not put in correctly at my last house. What are the best practices when installing drain tile around a ...

Is it possible to still add a bathroom there, because there is no drain to the ... and the new floor is covered with ceramic tile. Another option is to install a Saniflo plumbing system above ...