DON’T make wall repairs when there’s standing water in the basement. During a rainy season, a crack in a basement wall can allow an inch or two of water in. Before you do anything to repair ...

Clogged gutters can result in water seeping into the basement, your foundation, and windows. The Fix Make sure to clean gutters twice a year, once after leaves fall in autumn and once in winter.

Even if you have a sump pump installed, which is designed to remove excess water from the basement, sometimes they can malfunction, leading to water flowing into your home.

If your entire ground floor (or, sweet lord, your entire second floor) or finished basement had standing water, this is an enormous problem that likely requires a full-on professional remediation.

Dealing with a basement flood? Here's what to do. First and foremost, residents should never walk into a room when water is on the floor, as extension cords or other electrical wiring may be ...

Trish Green stands in the basement of her Austin home that took on three feet of dark and murky water during the morning hours of Sunday, July 2, 2023, as a record storm dumped nine inches of rain ...