Q My duplex has a common basement divided by a wall. My neighbor has installed a sump and a pump, but some water finds its way across his floor and under the wall into my space. I don’t mind that, but ...

Answer: Endorsement CP 73 51 is a proprietary endorsement that includes additional coverage for Discharge From Sewer, Drain Or Sump (Not Flood-Related), up to a $10,000 limit in the endorsement. This ...

MILLBURN – If your sump pump is spilling water out onto the street, the word from Town Hall is that you need to get it fixed, pronto. Code Enforcement Officer Dave Cuomo has proposed that the township ...

RISMEDIA, March 28, 2011—As winter gives way to spring, the threat of water flooding your basement substantially increases. “Most people believe that after the snow melts that the threat of basement ...

Duluth Mayor Don Ness wants to solve the city's sewage overflow problems by stopping water from flowing into private lines rather than by relying on expensive storage basins. But to do so, he'll ...

Flood-fighting devices such as backflow valves and sump pumps are “absolutely necessary” these days in rain-ravaged Windsor, says city building inspector Dwayne Kenney. Kenney, a licensed plumber with ...

Debbie Wolfe is an author and content creator. In addition to being a contributing writer at Forbes, she writes for other leading online home improvement, DIY, and garden media outlets and online ...

Justin Caldwell's home can be seen behind a portable toilet on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Farr West. Sewage flowed through his basement reaching a height of 18 inches from Tuesday to Sunday. Portable ...

They are largely unnoticed and underappreciated. They may rest quietly for days or weeks on end in the bottom of a pit until conditions demand they do their work to save our basements and crawl spaces ...