Installing expensive interior drainage systems and sump pumps may ... and it should move enough water away from your house to prevent serious harm. If portions of your yard slope toward your ...

Sump pumps are the home version of a ship's bilge pump, preventing rising water from flooding basements. When installed correctly, the pumps divert rainwater into a yard. But problems arise when ...

In particular, be sure water drains away from the home and doesn’t pool near the ... french drains and sump pumps. If you have any mechanical waterproofing, such as a sump pump, test it to ...

For example, what if your neighbor's sump pump drains directly onto your property and ... if the grade of your street is such that runoff after a big storm forces water out of your neighbor's yard and ...