Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

Q Should I leave the bottom of my basement sump open or create a concrete bottom in the sump? Should I direct the weeping tile into the sump? We really need a good sump pump at wet times of the year, ...

Our house sits on hydric soil so the water table rises very quickly. I currently have a 1/2 HP Zoeller that pumps 2700 GPH at 15 ft and a watchdog backup AC/DC that pumps 2000 GPH at 15 feet. This is ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...