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 ...

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: 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 ...

A 3-in-1 foundation solution that forms footings, provides an integrated drainage system, and can be easily adapted to vent radon where needed. Form-A-Drain Plus is a three-in-one foundation solution ...

I stopped by my new home construction site the night before the foundation footer was going to be poured to start to take photos. I saw several white pipes inside the forms and wondered what they were ...

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 ...

Water pooling in your yard or around the house after heavy Dallas-Fort Worth rainfall can indicate poor drainage near the foundation. As a homeowner, you might wonder, “Why does poor drainage cause ...

Your home’s foundation is the literal basis of its stability. Even though foundation concerns aren’t always the most visible, they can often end up being the costliest. Proper foundation maintenance ...

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