The wet spot, the wet basement, the muck hole, the downspout, just to name a few. They all have one thing in common: excess water. And with these scenarios come the wet foot, the muddy shoe, the ...

Water drainage is misunderstood by many homeowners, builders, YouTube personalities and building inspectors, if my email in-box is any indicator. I’ve lost count of the thousands of drainage help ...

Q. A corner of my garden has poor drainage and I have lost a lot of plants there over the years. A friend told me to put in a dry well. What is a dry well and will that help? A. A dry well is unlikely ...

Question: I am currently building a new house in River Park South and upon reviewing the blueprints a couple days ago, I noticed the plan does not include the typical exterior weeping tile system.

Q: My house foundation was poured on a sloping lot. I stopped by just after the forms were stripped from the foundation, and I think the foundation was poured too deep. The ground on one side of the ...

Building on a sloping lot is somewhat common in certain parts of the country. Your builder needs to slope the ground one way or the other all along this side of the house so the rain water flows away ...