Things with “French” in the title are usually fancy, right? Poodles, perfume, pastries. But a French drain is nothing more than a ditch in sloped ground, inset with a perforated drain pipe under a ...

Q: Now that it's spring, water is pouring into my basement. I'm tired of the intrusion as well as the mold that the water creates. I've done so much online research about how to stop the water that my ...

A damp basement is bad news for homeowners, and a flooded basement is even worse. How can you protect your property? One solution is French drain installation in your yard or basement. Find out what ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

Q:While raking up leaves and pulling weeds, I came across some long, concrete, half-pipe-shaped tubing that extends the length of one side of our house, the uphill side, about a foot from our ...

Q: I read your column regularly even if the problem you discuss does not directly affect me. Your comments are always interesting. I'm writing you to ask if you know if it is possible to waterproof a ...