If you never plan on finishing the basement, locate the basin in the same area where you want the water to drain out of the house so you don't have as much plastic pipe to install. Dig the hole so ...

In most cases, water in the basement moves downward (from leaky gutters or drain pipes) or sideways (from surface or ground water coming through the foundation). In rare cases, if there is ...

Home insurance only covers basement floods if they happen for certain reasons. Most policies cover damage from burst pipes, leaking appliances and overflowing toilets. But a lot of basement flooding ...