Check for a cleanout plug inside the floor drain to get rid of a sewer smell in the bathroom or laundry room. Remove the grate that covers the opening and make sure there’s a plug inside the drain ...

Basements are untapped resources in many homes. You can finish a basement, transforming it into a living room, home office, teen's bedroom, or a dream entertainment room or home gym. You can even turn ...

Q: My washing machine is in the basement in a room directly beneath the kitchen. When water drains from the washer, it’s going into a hole in the basement floor. The sump pump kicks on, but the water ...

The Weekly Fix is a home maintenance column by Home Repair Resource Center, a Cleveland Heights nonprofit that helps homeowners buy, repair and retain their homes. Each week, the center offers a ...

Things with “French” in the title are usually fancy, right? Poodles, perfume, pastries. But a French drain has a more utilitarian purpose—redirecting standing water away from vulnerable structures or ...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Months after a basement flood for some South Hill families, they are still in a state of devastation. The destruction came during a rain storm, causing their decades-old sewer system ...

BAY VILLAGE, Ohio -- Concerns about basement flooding resulting from back-to-back late August rainstorms dominated a recent city hearing on streets, sewers and stormwater drainage. City Council ...

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 ...

FOND DU LAC - The Fond du Lac Department of Public Works updated the City Council on the efforts it is taking to reduce issues with its storm sewer and sanitary sewer systems Wednesday night. For a ...