For homeowners with basements, nothing is as frustrating and costly as unexpected flooding. A clogged outdoor drain can turn a routine rainstorm into a financial nightmare, leaving behind soaked ...

"If your drain is clogged or just not running as smoothly as it should, the first step is to use a drain plunger. Using a sink or toilet plunger, place over the clogged drain and give it a few pumps," ...

When you have a clogged drain, it can lead to issues like disgusting odors, mildew and mold, and the appearance of flies, roaches, and other insects. If you have this problem — and considering ...

RUTH COLEMAN, a schoolteacher in Somerset, Pa., came home to find her basement flooded. The whole house was tied into the floor drain, so when it was clogged, nothing in the house worked. She called ...

Editor’s note: In light of recent rains, we are reprinting a timely column originally published June 6, 2009. We have a 1973 two-story house with a basement that we’ve owned for about two years. The ...

Mold on the basement floor. Mildew on leather furniture. A foundation wall breaking apart.All problems Kilbuck Township resident Lynne Mason said are the result of a clogged storm sewer line.Mason ...

Though Workman acknowledged the drain was clogged with heavy logs and other debris, he said it was unclear whether that stuff piled up during the Sept. 29 storm or whether it had been there for months ...