Q: My washing machine is in the basement in a room directly beneath the kitchen. When water drains from the washer, it’s going into a hole in the basement floor. The sump pump kicks on, but the water ...

When it's flood season, homeowners know that it's not just water from the river and overland that's a danger. That drain in the basement floor can be a point of peril as well. Sewer backup can send a ...

Ron Landy of Woodbine informed me about an incident where he had water flood over his basement door threshold, and he’s worried that it will recur even though the builder made improvements to the ...