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 ...

If water can't leave the roofline, it will find its way into your foundation through saturated soil and persistent pooling. Clogged gutters that overflow consistently create the single most common ...

When you look at a home inspection report, the same quiet culprit keeps surfacing: water that does not know where to go. Again and again, inspectors flag grading, gutters and buried drains that let ...

WATERLOO | The city is ramping up its plumbing education efforts as it prepares to start a foundation drain disconnection program. Building Official Craig Clark said his department began fielding many ...

( Water is good for trees, shrubs and many other plant forms. It’s not, however, always good for your house, especially when your property does not drain properly. “Water is the No. 1 cause of damage ...

Q: The lot where I'm building my new home is quite rocky. The soil cover is perhaps only 3 feet deep. Fortunately, no blasting is required to dig into the rock. What are some of the challenges I'll ...

My last house had a basement that leaked water. I’m building a new home and want my basement as dry as the Atacama Desert. I’m confident that my drain tile was not put in correctly at my last house.