Our basement has only flooded twice in 15 years. Would it be wise--or a waste of money--to install a sump pump? This is a matter of personal preference, and depends on the cost of installing the sump ...

What is a sump pump? It’s a device with one goal in life: to keep your basement or crawl space from flooding, coming to your rescue when your home is in hot water—or any water, in fact. “Sump pumps ...

Selecting and installing a pump for a homeowner’s sump and waste-management system is never a one-size-fits-all project. For the professional installer, multiple factors need to be considered before ...

A sump pump removes groundwater that accumulates around your house. They are ideal for parts of the country that experience heavy rain and are necessary for houses built on flat or low-lying areas.

Driving rainstorms are common enough in the Chicago area to make basement flooding a recurring threat, and sump pumps something you should think about. Is your builder going to install one in your new ...