While community rules differ, in general, you will not need a permit just to seal or paint the concrete basement walls. If ...

Floors, walls, and structural elements can become expensively water-damaged, too. To help you create a dry, safe, and usable basement ... help prevent minor seepage through hairline cracks ...

When Nedra Sims Fears was growing up in Chatham in the ... type of water in the basement: seepage, in which water enters through cracks in the walls or floor. She put in a drain tile system ...

Climate models aren't generally specific enough to capture the reasons some urban neighborhoods are prone to flooding. A study in Chicago is examining both causes and remedies.

There are a number of areas and activities to avoid in the home during an active thunderstorm. Washing Up: Lightning can ...

When Brenda Coffee married her charismatic boss Philip Ray, 14 years her senior, the wide-eyed 21-year-old imagined an ...

(WOOD) — Crews started cleaning up Friday after a line of strong ... then we immediately started feeling rain and water in our basement and it was flooding all over the ground, so we knew ...

Even if the basement appears to be dry upon first glance, any issues associated with moisture in the basement such as leaks, seepage ... went belly-up because someone clearly didn't know what to do ...