Starting from inside the basement, look for visible indicators like cracks, stains ... Seal any cracks, clean out the gutters ...

You’ll need to dry out your basement, which means removing as many wet objects as possible—again, provided it is safe to do ... like a shop vac as well as a mop and a bucket on hand to clean ...

Scrub especially dirty basements with a cleaning ... like pumice and should remove the stain. 6. Give your basement floor a makeover. Tired of your dull gray concrete basement floor? Give it a new ...

(If you do; we've heard some folks say theirs is always wet so they don't even use it for storage.) Take our poll and let us know. Add a comment if you'd like. Please just keep them clean and civil.

Digging to re-waterproof exterior walls or replace buried sewer lines is expensive, and impractical for most people to do by hand. Trying to waterproof your basement ... the clean out in the ...

Storms and downpours can quickly flood your basement ... out your phone and take photos and video of the flooded area, both inside and outside, before you start cleaning up. According to FEMA, if ...

When the initial panic subsided and Tom and I were able to get a better look at things, we realized the water was coming up like ... when we do, I don’t want to be down in a chilly basement ...