The typical cost range to install a sump pump is between $1,200 and $2,500, with a national average cost of $1,500. Some of the main factors that affect the cost of sump pump installation include the ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

In an ideal world, there'd be no basement flooding. But in reality, despite our best efforts to address the underlying issue, basement moisture remains a sometimes expensive, always exasperating ...

Q. We live on a lake and the water level is high. The house is 13 years old and has a six foot high basement. The basement has some water spots on the walls and in two corners. It seems that the spots ...

I plan to put in a sump and a pump in my cellar to protect against flooding. How can I cut through four inches of concrete to dig a sump? There are concrete cutters out there who will do the job for ...

In the Northeast, where I live, many houses have basements and rely on sump pumps to keep the basement dry. The basement sump pump’s job is to pump ground water from a sump pit that extends below the ...

As a contractor I have seen my share of water damage caused by just two to three inches of water in a basement. Having a sump pump installed is cheap insurance. Many times a homeowner will install ...

How does a dry sump system achieve a vacuum in a crankcase? By sucking everything out. So instead of a traditional wet sump ...

DE PERE (WLUK) -- Some De Pere residents are raising questions after learning they could be required to spend thousands of dollars to install sump pumps in their ...

WEST JEFFERSON STREET AS THE WEATHER GETS WETTER HERE IN IOWA, SO COMES THE RISK FOR FLOODING A LOCAL BUSINESS IS HELPING HOMEOWNERS KEEP WATER OUT OF THEIR BASEMENTS. DEBBIE REINER OWNS REINER WAYNE ...