Fortunately for modern homeowners, technology came to the rescue in the late 1940s with the development of the sump pump.

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Foundation sealing prevents water from entering walls through cracks and pores. Sealed foundations keep more water outside. That external prevention reduces internal problems. Sump pumps handle only ...

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We have been having some awful storms recently and lots of people around us have been losing power. My neighborhood has been good as all our power lines are buried except for a larger (array???) or ...

A sump pump is an incredibly useful item to have in your basement: Unsophisticated but essential. It’s basically motorized pump in a bucket, buried below the floor of your basement or crawlspace; as ...

So, I have a basement with my house, and I want to get a battery-powered backup sump pump to minimalize my chances of having my basement flood. I actually went out and already purchased the backup ...

Sump pumps are devices that will keep your basement or crawl space from flooding or, even worse, damage your home foundation. Sump pumps activate once the water has reached a certain level in your ...

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Rob Traister of Front Royal, Va., recently renovated and moved into his childhood home, a 1940s Cape Cod with an underground basement and a sump pit. "That hole terrified me when I was a kid," he said ...