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 ...

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 ...

Home inspectors are increasingly blunt about one blind spot that keeps tanking deals and draining savings: the way your home ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Here in Texas, the wettest part of the year is here: winter. With the unpredictable weather and excess moisture from rain, snow, and ice, it’s essential to protect your home’s foundation from damage.

Q. After all the rains last season, I finally decided to check my foundation to see if there was any water. I was surprised to find several pools of water and even more surprised to see black mold and ...