GAF Manufacturing LLC, which does business as Midwest Plastics Products, has been acquired by Minneapolis-based Spell Capital Private Equity in a leveraged transaction with management. GAF primarily ...

A “drain tile” refers to a system of perforated pipes laid along the foundation, inside or outside. Also known as French drains or perimeter drains, these system channels water away from the home.

I often think about how blessed I am to have worked on older homes long before I started building new ones. It provides me with a benchmark to judge modern building methods and products. Take the ...

Warrendale, Pa.-based HydroBlox Technologies Inc. will open a third manufacturing plant for its stormwater drainage products, which are made from all-recycled material in a unique process with ...

A reader writes that his house has a large crawl space connected to the basement. At the front of the crawl space, the concrete block foundation wall becomes damp at its base when there is a lot of ...

QUESTION -- I have to have the weeping tile replaced on two sides of my house and the foundation wall waterproofed. At this time I can only afford to have two walls done. Is it possible to clean out ...