The landscape and drainage surrounding your home plays a huge role in managing moisture accumulation beneath the foundation. Leaking landscape pipes, overwatered vegetation as well as poor drainage ...

Let's face it: when you think about your home's foundation, you probably picture something solid, reliable, and not at all ...

We’ve all seen puddles in the yard after one of the quintessential Dallas rainstorms. However, this standing water might indicate a problem: your yard’s drainage might be insufficient. Fortunately, ...

The person who coined the phrase "saving for a rainy day" must have been a property owner with home drainage problems. The financial costs of poor drainage can be substantial, and the human health ...

Proper drainage is essential when planning your yard to avoid costly property damage down the line. Any pooling water will seep into cracks or disrupt the ground under your home. Your home’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

A property inspector evaluates conditions around a home’s foundation. Photo courtesy Getty Images. The heavy rains that beset the Bay Area earlier this year caused properties across the region to ...